Caption

Portrait of Peter Benoît, print, printmaker: Willem Philip van der Veken, 1884, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 241 mm x width 180 mm, Person, Peter Benoît, historical persons, adult man, beard, A detailed pen-and-ink portrait shows the head and upper torso of a man in profile facing to the right, with a high forehead, long wavy hair swept back, a full curly beard and mustache, and a visible ear. He is wearing a dark suit jacket with wide lapels over a shirt and a dark tie, and a round pin or button on the jacket lapel. Fine crosshatching and line work create shading around the face, hair, and clothing, and a textured halo of short lines surrounds the head against a plain, light background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_392

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.9Mb (7.8Mb) / 11.5in x 13.5in / 3456 x 4037 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Peter Benoît print printmaker Willem Philip van der Veken 1884 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 241 mm x width 180 mm Person historical persons adult man beard detailed pen- -ink portrait head upper torso man profile facing right high forehead long wavy hair swept back full curly beard mustache visible ear wearing dark suit jacket wide lapels shirt dark tie round pin button jacket lapel Fine crosshatching line work create shading face hair clothing textured halo short lines surrounds plain light background