Caption

Portrait of an unknown man, Monsieur Laporte, print, annotation: '2me état 2 epreuves', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), 1894, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), etching, height 397 mm x width 299 mm, anonymous historical person portrayed alone, A detailed monochrome portrait drawing of a middle-aged man shown from the chest up, facing slightly left, with a receding hairline, neatly combed dark hair, a moustache, and a thoughtful facial expression; he wears a suit jacket over a waistcoat and shirt, with a patterned tie tucked into the waistcoat and a small circular pin on his lapel; the background and shading are filled with finely hatched lines creating texture and depth.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_337

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.6Mb (10.7Mb) / 12.7in x 15.5in / 3814 x 4636 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Monsieur Laporte print annotation 2me état 2 epreuves printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist 1894 paper Japanese paper handmade paper etching height 397 mm x width 299 mm anonymous historical person portrayed alone detailed monochrome portrait drawing middle-aged man shown chest up facing slightly left receding hairline neatly combed dark hair moustache thoughtful facial expression wears suit jacket waistcoat shirt patterned tie tucked small circular pin lapel background shading filled finely hatched lines creating texture depth