Portrait of artist Lieven Mehus, Portraits of artists, print, book illustration, printmaker: Antonio Pazzi, Italy, after painting by Lieven Mehus (possibly), 1752 - 1762, paper, engraving, height 260 mm x width 179 mm, Print possible after a self-portrait by Lieven Mehus. Print from: Moücke, Francesco. Serie di ritratti degli eccellenti pittori dipinti di propria mano, che esistono nell'Imiperial Galleria di Firenze. Florence: 1752-1762, vol. I., Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A grayscale engraved portrait of a person shown from the chest up within an oval frame, with long wavy hair falling over the shoulders and a smooth, draped garment covering the upper torso; the face is turned slightly toward the viewer with a neutral expression, pronounced cheekbones, a straight nose, and visible ears, all rendered with fine crosshatching and stippling that creates soft shading and texture against a darker hatched background.
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Portrait of artist Lieven Mehus, Portraits of artists, print, book illustration, printmaker: Antonio Pazzi, Italy, after painting by Lieven Mehus (possibly), 1752 - 1762, paper, engraving, height 260 mm x width 179 mm, Print possible after a self-portrait by Lieven Mehus. Print from: Moücke, Francesco. Serie di ritratti degli eccellenti pittori dipinti di propria mano, che esistono nell'Imiperial Galleria di Firenze. Florence: 1752-1762, vol. I., Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A grayscale engraved portrait of a person shown from the chest up within an oval frame, with long wavy hair falling over the shoulders and a smooth, draped garment covering the upper torso; the face is turned slightly toward the viewer with a neutral expression, pronounced cheekbones, a straight nose, and visible ears, all rendered with fine crosshatching and stippling that creates soft shading and texture against a darker hatched background.

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Portrait artist Lieven Mehus Portraits artists print book illustration printmaker Antonio Pazzi Italy painting Lieven Mehus 1752 - 1762 paper engraving height 260 mm x width 179 mm Print possible self-portrait Print Moücke Francesco Serie di ritratti degli eccellenti pittori dipinti di propria mano che esistono nell'Imiperial Galleria di Firenze Florence 1752-1762 vol I Person historical persons portrait artist grayscale engraved person shown chest up within oval frame long wavy hair falling shoulders smooth draped garment covering upper torso face turned slightly viewer neutral expression pronounced cheekbones straight nose visible ears rendered fine crosshatching stippling creates soft shading texture darker hatched background

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