Caption

Portrait of Christian von Mechel, print, printmaker: Johann Jakob von Mechel, after painting by Anton Hickel, 1787, paper, engraving, etching, etching and engraving, height 355 mm x width 205 mm, Person, Christian von Mechel, portrait, self-portrait or graphic artist, A framed engraved portrait of a man shown from the chest up, with powdered hair styled back and curls at the sides, wearing a dark coat with visible buttons and a patterned cravat at the neck; the portrait is set within a rectangular decorative border with dense engraved linework surrounding it and a lighter textured margin below that contains more engraved elements; the man's expression is neutral and his gaze is slightly to the viewer's left, and the overall image is rendered in fine monochrome hatch marks and stippling.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B14_454

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.5Mb (7.4Mb) / 11.3in x 15.6in / 3396 x 4680 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Christian von Mechel print printmaker Johann Jakob von Mechel painting Anton Hickel 1787 paper engraving etching height 355 mm x width 205 mm Person portrait self-portrait graphic artist framed engraved man shown chest up powdered hair styled back curls sides wearing dark coat visible buttons patterned cravat neck set within rectangular decorative border dense linework surrounding lighter textured margin contains engraved elements man's expression neutral gaze slightly viewer's left image rendered fine monochrome hatch marks stippling