Caption

Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Boulez, print, annotation: '1er état', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), 1882, paper, etching, height 272 mm x width 232 mm, anonymous historical person portrayed alone, A sepia-toned engraved portrait of an older man shown from the chest up inside an oval frame, with a receding hairline and wavy hair at the sides, a prominent mustache, a high forehead, and a contemplative expression as he looks off to the side; he wears a dark suit jacket over a vest and a high-collared shirt with a bow or cravat, and a small pin or decoration is visible on his jacket lapel, while the background within the oval is filled with closely spaced horizontal lines and the surrounding paper shows light age spots and discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_323

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.7Mb (5.7Mb) / 12.1in x 15.0in / 3637 x 4487 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Boulez print annotation 1er état printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist 1882 paper etching height 272 mm x width 232 mm anonymous historical person portrayed alone sepia-toned engraved portrait older man shown chest up inside oval frame receding hairline wavy hair sides prominent mustache high forehead contemplative expression looks off side wears dark suit jacket vest high-collared shirt bow cravat small pin decoration visible jacket lapel background within oval filled closely spaced horizontal lines surrounding paper light age spots discoloration