Souvenir d'Aerschot, Portrait of an unknown bearded man, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1852 - 1890, Willem Linnig (II), printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 173 mm x width 101 mm, anonymous historical person portrayed alone, An engraved portrait of an elderly man filling the frame, rendered in fine dark lines on a light textured background; his face shows deep-set eyes with heavy lids, prominent brow lines, a long nose, and a closed mouth with slightly downturned lips, all marked by intricate hatching and stippling; a full, curly beard flows from his cheeks and chin with swirling, overlapping strokes that extend downward into loose, ribbonlike curls; his hair is curly and receding at the temples, gathered into a loose top knot with detailed linework; the background has a worn, scratched appearance and faint borders, and there are slender flowing pen strokes and small signatures or marks along the right edge of the image.
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Souvenir d'Aerschot, Portrait of an unknown bearded man, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1852 - 1890, Willem Linnig (II), printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 173 mm x width 101 mm, anonymous historical person portrayed alone, An engraved portrait of an elderly man filling the frame, rendered in fine dark lines on a light textured background; his face shows deep-set eyes with heavy lids, prominent brow lines, a long nose, and a closed mouth with slightly downturned lips, all marked by intricate hatching and stippling; a full, curly beard flows from his cheeks and chin with swirling, overlapping strokes that extend downward into loose, ribbonlike curls; his hair is curly and receding at the temples, gathered into a loose top knot with detailed linework; the background has a worn, scratched appearance and faint borders, and there are slender flowing pen strokes and small signatures or marks along the right edge of the image.

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Souvenir d'Aerschot Portrait unknown bearded man print printmaker Willem Linnig Ii 1852 - 1890 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 173 mm x width 101 mm anonymous historical person portrayed alone engraved portrait elderly man filling frame rendered fine dark lines light textured background face deep-set eyes heavy lids prominent brow lines long nose closed mouth slightly downturned lips marked intricate hatching stippling full curly beard flows cheeks chin swirling overlapping strokes extend downward loose ribbonlike curls hair curly receding temples gathered loose top knot detailed linework worn scratched appearance faint borders slender flowing pen strokes small signatures marks right edge image

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