Caption

Portrait of Antoine Coypel, Antoine Coypel, print, printmaker: Jean Baptiste Massé, 1717, paper, engraving, etching, height 359 mm x width 250 mm, Person, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of painter, A sepia-toned engraved portrait shows an older man seated within a framed niche, wearing a voluminous curly wig and a dark draped robe with visible folds and sheen. His face is turned toward the viewer with a composed expression, and one hand rests on a large ornate book while the other hand rests on a rolled object on a ledge. The background inside the niche is textured uniformly darker than the surrounding architectural border, which resembles stone blocks. Decorative edging and a carved ledge are visible beneath the figure. The engraving technique and fine crosshatching are visible throughout the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_224

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.1Mb (8.9Mb) / 10.9in x 15.7in / 3270 x 4715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Antoine Coypel print printmaker Jean Baptiste Massé 1717 paper engraving etching height 359 mm x width 250 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait painter sepia-toned engraved older man seated within framed niche wearing voluminous curly wig dark draped robe visible folds sheen face turned viewer composed expression hand rests large ornate book rolled object ledge background inside niche textured uniformly darker surrounding architectural border resembles stone blocks Decorative edging carved ledge visible beneath figure engraving technique fine crosshatching visible image