Caption

Portrait of Marie Antoinette (Queen of France), print, Portrait of Marie Antoinette (Queen of France). Below the portrait a reference to her beheading on October 16, 1793., printmaker: Jeremias Snoek, Rotterdam, publisher: Johannes François Jacobs d' Agé, The Hague, in or after 1793, Jeremias Snoek, Johannes François Jacobs d' Agé, paper, etching, stipple engraving, etching and stipple engraving, height 186 mm x width 111 mm, Person, Marie Antoinette, Execution of Marie Antoinette, Period, 1793-10-16, An oval portrait of a woman shown in profile facing right, rendered in fine dotted engraving, with tightly curled hair adorned with a strand of beads and a small decorative element at the top, a smooth forehead and arched eyebrow, a straight nose and closed mouth, a rounded chin and visible neck, a beaded necklace at the throat, a draped garment with a patterned bodice and a shawl-like cloth across the shoulder, the oval set against a textured dark background and surrounded by a narrow border on a light paper sheet.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A86_347

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57.0Mb (5.9Mb) / 12.8in x 17.4in / 3826 x 5208 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Marie Antoinette Queen France print portrait reference beheading October 16 1793 printmaker Jeremias Snoek Rotterdam publisher Johannes François Jacobs d Agé Hague paper etching stipple engraving height 186 mm x width 111 mm Person Execution Period 1793-10-16 oval portrait woman shown profile facing right rendered fine dotted engraving tightly curled hair adorned strand beads small decorative element top smooth forehead arched eyebrow straight nose closed mouth rounded chin visible neck beaded necklace throat draped garment patterned bodice shawl- cloth across shoulder oval set textured dark background surrounded narrow border light paper sheet