Caption

Portrait of Gerhard von Scharnhorst, print, printmaker: Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger, Berlin, after painting by Johann Friedrich Bury, publisher: Baptista Weiss, 1813 - 1825, paper, stippelwerk, height 272 mm x width 198 mm, Person, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, historical persons, knighthood order, (military) uniforms, An oval vignette shows a bust-length portrait of a man with short wavy hair and a serious expression, dressed in a dark high-collared coat with ornate embroidery visible at the cuff and a decorative medal at the chest, his hand partially tucked into his coat; the vignette is centered on a textured, aged paper background with spotting and discoloration, and there is flowing script and larger printed text visible below the portrait without detailing its content.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A87_113

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.7Mb (11.9Mb) / 10.3in x 15.4in / 3075 x 4629 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Gerhard von Scharnhorst print printmaker Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger Berlin painting Johann Friedrich Bury publisher Baptista Weiss 1813 - 1825 paper stippelwerk height 272 mm x width 198 mm Person historical persons knighthood order military uniforms oval vignette bust-length portrait man short wavy hair serious expression dressed dark high-collared coat ornate embroidery visible cuff decorative medal chest hand partially tucked coat vignette centered textured aged paper background spotting discoloration flowing script larger printed text visible portrait detailing content