Caption
Portrait of Angelus Merula, print, priest. He is wearing a chasuble and a beret. His right hand rests on a skull. An apse is visible behind him. Below the image is a two-line text containing, among other things, the name of the sitter., printmaker: Willem Frederik Wehmeyer, Amsterdam (possibly), 1834 - 1854, paper, etching, roulette, steel etching and roulette, height 243 mm x width 141 mm, Person, Angelus Merula, historical persons, adult man, death's head, skull (symbol of Death), A monochrome engraving of a man standing in front of an architectural backdrop, wearing a long pleated robe with a fur collar and a dark cap, his hair visible at the sides. He faces slightly to the viewer's left with a neutral expression, one hand resting on a human skull placed on a draped table and the other hand extended with two fingers pointing. Behind him are columns framing an arched area with a circular shape near the top and faint landscape details visible through the left opening. A rectangular panel with a small emblem is visible on the right column. The image has a simple border and areas of handwritten script below the main scene.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A85_249
License type
Rights managed
Available size
57.8Mb (12.2Mb) / 11.3in x 19.8in / 3402 x 5937 (300dpi)