Caption

Portrait of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, print, Under the portrait putti around a tomb with the initials, date and place of death of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich., printmaker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Berlin, after drawing by Friedrich Reclam, 1774, paper, etching, proof, height 279 mm x width 212 mm, Person, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', grave, tomb, A detailed engraved portrait of a man in profile inside a circular frame occupies the upper portion of the image, showing a balding head with short curly hair at the back, a prominent nose, and a composed facial expression; he wears a fur-lined garment and a draped cloth around his neck. The circular frame is decorated with a patterned inner border and sits within a rectangular stone-like panel with textured shading. Below the portrait, a rectangular recessed panel contains a classical relief scene with multiple cherubic figures interacting around a central ornate cartouche and architectural elements, some figures reclining and others holding objects; the relief is bordered by a molded surround and rests on a horizontal ledge that separates the two main sections. The overall image is rendered in fine line engraving with dense crosshatching and stippling to indicate texture and shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A83_444

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.0Mb (8.0Mb) / 10.4in x 14.5in / 3127 x 4361 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich print Under portrait putti tomb initials date place death printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Berlin drawing Friedrich Reclam 1774 paper etching proof height 279 mm x width 212 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait artist cupids amores amoretti putti grave detailed engraved man profile inside circular frame occupies upper portion image showing balding head short curly hair back prominent nose composed facial expression wears fur-lined garment draped cloth neck circular frame decorated patterned inner border sits within rectangular stone- panel textured shading rectangular recessed panel contains classical relief scene multiple cherubic figures interacting central ornate cartouche architectural elements figures reclining holding objects relief bordered molded surround rests horizontal ledge separates two main sections rendered fine line engraving dense crosshatching stippling indicate texture shading