Caption

Portrait of Louis Artan de Saint-Martin, print, annotation: '2me etat', printmaker: Louise Danse (signed by artist), 1891, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 199 mm x width 275 mm, Person, Louis Artan de St.Martin, anonymous historical person depicted alone, A sepia-toned sketch of a seated man shown from the waist up, resting his head on his hand with his elbow bent and fingers near his cheek. He has wavy hair, a mustache, and a beard, and his gaze is directed slightly downward and to the side. He wears a jacket over a collared shirt and a loosely tied necktie. Dense, expressive crosshatching surrounds and defines his hair and the background, while finer lines render the folds and texture of his clothing and the contours of his face and hand. The image has an overall aged paper tone with visible sketch marks and shading strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_272

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.0Mb (5.4Mb) / 15.6in x 12.0in / 4677 x 3588 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Louis Artan de Saint-Martin print annotation 2me etat printmaker Louise Danse signed artist 1891 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 199 mm x width 275 mm Person Louis Artan de St.Martin anonymous historical person depicted alone sepia-toned sketch seated man shown waist up resting head hand elbow bent fingers near cheek wavy hair mustache beard gaze directed slightly downward side wears jacket collared shirt loosely tied necktie Dense expressive crosshatching surrounds defines hair background finer lines render folds texture clothing contours face image aged paper tone visible sketch marks shading strokes