Caption

Portrait of Pope Leo Jozef Marie Louis Janssens, paper, chine collé, etching, proof, height 365 mm x width 260 mm, Person, Leo XIII, pope, A seated figure wearing a heavy cloak with a fur-lined trim is depicted in a detailed engraved style; the figure rests one arm on an armrest with a visible hand and fingers, and the other arm drapes across the lap. The cloak shows dense crosshatching and flowing folds, and the chair behind the figure has a patterned back with circular decorative studs. The background features faint ornamental foliage and scrollwork designs. The visible portion of the figure’s face is partially shaded with fine lines, and the overall image uses monochrome line work and stippling to render texture and shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B18_316

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.0Mb (9.1Mb) / 10.9in x 14.3in / 3267 x 4281 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Pope Leo Jozef Marie Louis Janssens paper chine collé etching proof height 365 mm x width 260 mm Person Leo XIII pope seated figure wearing heavy cloak fur-lined trim depicted detailed engraved style figure rests arm armrest visible hand fingers arm drapes across lap cloak dense crosshatching flowing folds chair figure patterned back circular decorative studs background features faint ornamental foliage scrollwork designs visible portion figure’s face partially shaded fine lines image uses monochrome line work stippling render texture shading