Caption
Portrait of Daniel Elzevier, Portrait de D. Elzevier, print, book printer and publisher in Leiden and Amsterdam. Oval portrait in an architectural frame with stacks of books and a plate press underneath., printmaker: L. Roussel, after painting by anonymous, printer (person): Albert Quantin, Paris, 1881, printer (person), paper, etching, height 206 mm x width 138 mm, Print from: Le Livre: revue mensuelle, 1881., Person, Daniel Elzevier, tools, implements of graphic artist, publishing, publisher, book, An oval framed etching of a man shown from the chest up, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a dark cloak, and a light collar, with a styled mustache and small pointed beard; the background within the oval is textured with short hatch marks and the oval frame is rendered with concentric lines and visible seams; below the frame a flat surface holds scattered papers and stacked books with visible page edges and bindings, and a pair of compasses rests with one leg on the surface and the other leg angled toward the viewer, all rendered in fine parallel and cross-hatched lines.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B28_225
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50.0Mb (9.0Mb) / 11.2in x 17.4in / 3347 x 5224 (300dpi)