Caption

Portrait of Henry Scheffer, print, after drawing by anonymous, 1805 - c. 1908, printmaker, paper, wood engraving, height 66 mm x width 54 mm, Person, Henry Scheffer, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A monochrome line drawing of a man shown from the chest up, facing slightly to the viewer's right, with wavy hair and a full beard rendered in fine crosshatching. He has a high forehead and detailed eyes with shaded eyelids and subtle lines around the nose and mouth. He wears a collared garment with layered fabric and a draped neckcloth, the folds and texture depicted with parallel and crosshatched lines. The background is plain, textured paper with small specks and faint imperfections. The drawing emphasizes linear shading and contour lines to define facial features, hair, and clothing.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A84_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.8Mb (9.5Mb) / 11.7in x 14.5in / 3518 x 4356 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Henry Scheffer print drawing anonymous 1805 - c 1908 printmaker paper wood engraving height 66 mm x width 54 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait artist monochrome line drawing man shown chest up facing slightly viewer's right wavy hair full beard rendered fine crosshatching high forehead detailed eyes shaded eyelids subtle lines nose mouth wears collared garment layered fabric draped neckcloth folds texture depicted parallel crosshatched lines background plain textured paper small specks faint imperfections drawing emphasizes linear shading contour lines define facial features hair clothing