Caption

Portrait of John Postle Heseltine, print, annotation: '2', printmaker: Paul César Helleu (signed by artist), 1869 - 1927, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 284 mm x width 203 mm, Person, John Postle Heseltine, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of painter, art collector, A monochrome sketch of a man shown from the chest up seated in a three-quarter profile facing right, with short hair combed to the side, a clean-shaven jaw with subtle stubble, a contemplative expression, and slightly downturned lips; he wears a dark jacket over a light shirt and a bow tie, and the background and figure are rendered with dense, energetic crosshatched lines creating areas of deep shadow and textured highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_333

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.3Mb (12.3Mb) / 11.6in x 16.5in / 3486 x 4942 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait John Postle Heseltine print annotation 2 printmaker Paul César Helleu signed artist 1869 - 1927 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 284 mm x width 203 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait painter art collector monochrome sketch man shown chest up seated three-quarter profile facing right short hair combed side clean-shaven jaw subtle stubble contemplative expression slightly downturned lips wears dark jacket light shirt bow tie background figure rendered dense energetic crosshatched lines creating areas deep shadow textured highlights