Portrait of Anton Raphael Mengs, print, printmaker: Johann Heinrich Lips, 1779, paper, etching, height 260 mm x width 198 mm, Person, Anton Raphael Mengs, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A sepia-toned engraved portrait shows a man inside an oval frame, facing slightly to the viewer’s left with his gaze directed outward, his hair styled in loose waves around his head and a high forehead visible, detailed shading and fine lines define his facial features including arched eyebrows, eyes with visible irises, a straight nose, and closed lips with a subtle downturn at the corners, his neck and upper chest are wrapped in a loosely draped scarf tied at the front and a heavy cloak with folds and textured shading covers his shoulders, the oval frame is set against a background of parallel horizontal lines and concentric bands that create a sense of depth, the lower section of the image includes a pedestal beneath the oval with decorative linear engraving.
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Portrait of Anton Raphael Mengs, print, printmaker: Johann Heinrich Lips, 1779, paper, etching, height 260 mm x width 198 mm, Person, Anton Raphael Mengs, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A sepia-toned engraved portrait shows a man inside an oval frame, facing slightly to the viewer’s left with his gaze directed outward, his hair styled in loose waves around his head and a high forehead visible, detailed shading and fine lines define his facial features including arched eyebrows, eyes with visible irises, a straight nose, and closed lips with a subtle downturn at the corners, his neck and upper chest are wrapped in a loosely draped scarf tied at the front and a heavy cloak with folds and textured shading covers his shoulders, the oval frame is set against a background of parallel horizontal lines and concentric bands that create a sense of depth, the lower section of the image includes a pedestal beneath the oval with decorative linear engraving.

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Portrait Anton Raphael Mengs print printmaker Johann Heinrich Lips 1779 paper etching height 260 mm x width 198 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait artist sepia-toned engraved portrait man inside oval frame facing slightly viewer’s left gaze directed outward hair styled loose waves head high forehead visible detailed shading fine lines define facial features arched eyebrows eyes visible irises straight nose closed lips subtle downturn corners neck upper chest wrapped loosely draped scarf tied front heavy cloak folds textured shading covers shoulders set background parallel horizontal lines concentric bands create sense depth lower section image includes pedestal beneath oval decorative linear engraving

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