Caption

Portrait of Honoré Sébastien Roillet, print, printmaker: Antoine Louis Romanet, after drawing by de Forville, 1767, paper, etching, engraving, height 266 mm x width 226 mm, Person, Honoré Sébastien Roillet, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist, A detailed engraved oval portrait shows a man in profile facing left with curled hair and a ruffled collar, set against a finely hatched dark background within a decorated circular frame; behind and around the frame are draped pieces of cloth, a rolled-up scroll, a painter’s palette with a raised relief, and a long thin rod with a pointed tip, all rendered with delicate line work and cross-hatching on a light, slightly textured paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_069

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (11.3Mb) / 13.1in x 14.5in / 3929 x 4352 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Honoré Sébastien Roillet print printmaker Antoine Louis Romanet drawing de Forville 1767 paper etching engraving height 266 mm x width 226 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait graphic artist detailed engraved oval portrait man profile facing left curled hair ruffled collar set finely hatched dark background within decorated circular frame frame draped pieces cloth rolled-up scroll painter’s palette raised relief long thin rod pointed tip rendered delicate line work cross-hatching light slightly textured paper