Caption

Gentilhomme Grec, Greek man, print, album page, book illustration, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Léon Davent, after drawing by Luca Penni (attributed to), after drawing by Nicolas de Nicolay (possibly), publisher: Guillaume Rouille (I), Lyon, 1555 - 1568, Léon Davet, Attributed to, paper, etching, mounted on album page, height 270 mm x width 169 mm, A tall man stands facing slightly to the side, wearing a long cloak with a fur-trimmed front and full, draping folds, a fitted long-sleeved garment beneath, and a high cylindrical hat. His facial hair includes a mustache and a small beard, and his expression appears neutral as he looks outward. One hand rests on his hip beneath the cloak while the other hand is raised to his chest, fingers extended toward the neckline. A belted waist with decorative elements and a sheathed dagger are visible beneath the fur trim. The image is a monochrome line engraving with fine crosshatching and shading, and a simple ground with tufts of grass at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_463

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Rights managed

Available size

37.0Mb (9.1Mb) / 9.4in x 15.3in / 2823 x 4579 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gentilhomme Grec Greek man print album page book illustration Print part album printmaker Léon Davent drawing Luca Penni attributed Nicolas de Nicolay publisher Guillaume Rouille I Lyon 1555 - 1568 Léon Davet Attributed paper etching mounted height 270 mm x width 169 mm tall man stands facing slightly side wearing long cloak fur-trimmed front full draping folds fitted long-sleeved garment beneath high cylindrical hat facial hair includes mustache small beard expression neutral looks outward hand rests hip beneath cloak hand raised chest fingers extended neckline belted waist decorative elements sheathed dagger visible beneath fur trim image monochrome line engraving fine crosshatching shading simple ground tufts grass bottom