Portrait of Humbert de Superville, print, Portrait of David Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville, an artist and art collector. Humbert de Superville is sitting at his desk. The room is lit only by a candle. The print has a Dutch caption in four verses., caption: '9th proof', printmaker: Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet, Leiden, writer (clerical worker): Johannes Kneppelhout, 1851, writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, proof, width 175 mm x height 248 mm, Person, David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, A dark etching of an interior scene showing an older man seated at a table in profile, wearing a dark hat and heavy coat, his hands resting on the table and his face lit by a single tall candle in a candlestick to his left; the candle flame casts a glow on nearby papers and a small box on the table while the surrounding room is filled with dense crosshatched shading and a dimly outlined piece of furniture or shelving in the background.
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Portrait of Humbert de Superville, print, Portrait of David Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville, an artist and art collector. Humbert de Superville is sitting at his desk. The room is lit only by a candle. The print has a Dutch caption in four verses., caption: '9th proof', printmaker: Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet, Leiden, writer (clerical worker): Johannes Kneppelhout, 1851, writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, proof, width 175 mm x height 248 mm, Person, David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, A dark etching of an interior scene showing an older man seated at a table in profile, wearing a dark hat and heavy coat, his hands resting on the table and his face lit by a single tall candle in a candlestick to his left; the candle flame casts a glow on nearby papers and a small box on the table while the surrounding room is filled with dense crosshatched shading and a dimly outlined piece of furniture or shelving in the background.

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Portrait Humbert de Superville print David Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville artist art collector sitting desk room lit candle Dutch caption four verses caption 9th proof printmaker Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet Leiden writer clerical worker Johannes Kneppelhout 1851 paper etching proof width 175 mm x height 248 mm Person David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville dark etching interior scene showing older man seated table profile wearing dark hat heavy coat hands resting face lit single tall candle candlestick left candle flame casts glow nearby papers small box surrounding room filled dense crosshatched shading dimly outlined piece furniture shelving background

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