Caption

Portrait of Johannes Georgius Franckius, print, printmaker: Johann Georg Mentzel, Leipzig, 1687 - 1743, Saxony, paper, engraving, height 281 mm x width 182 mm, Person, Franckius, Johannes Georgius, historical persons, the Bible as a book, theologian, wig, book, bookshelves, A monochrome engraved portrait of a man shown from the waist up wearing a dark robe with wide sleeves and a pleated white ruff around his neck, his hair arranged in long, curled locks framing his face, one hand holding a closed book against his torso while the other hand is slightly extended, bookshelves filled with uniformly bound volumes visible behind him on both sides, a draped fabric backdrop behind his head, and a table with stacked open and closed books at his side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_407

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47.1Mb (8.4Mb) / 10.9in x 16.9in / 3256 x 5061 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Johannes Georgius Franckius print printmaker Johann Georg Mentzel Leipzig 1687 - 1743 Saxony paper engraving height 281 mm x width 182 mm Person Franckius Johannes Georgius historical persons Bible book theologian wig bookshelves monochrome engraved portrait man shown waist up wearing dark robe wide sleeves pleated white ruff neck hair arranged long curled locks framing face hand holding closed book torso hand slightly extended bookshelves filled uniformly bound volumes visible sides draped fabric backdrop head table stacked open closed books side