Caption

Portrait of an old man, also called 'The Greek Priest', print, printmaker: François André Vincent, 1782, paper, etching, height 237 mm x width 195 mm, anonymous historical person depicted, old man, priest (Eastern, Greek and Russian orthodox), An ink drawing of an elderly man shown from the chest up, with a long flowing beard and wavy hair partially covered by a cap; his face is heavily lined with deep wrinkles and downcast eyes, and his expression appears somber; he wears a thick textured cloak with fur trim and layered clothing beneath, rendered with dense crosshatching and fine lines that create strong contrasts and detailed textures against a heavily shaded background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_405

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.4Mb (8.3Mb) / 12.3in x 15.6in / 3691 x 4680 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait old man also called Greek Priest print printmaker François André Vincent 1782 paper etching height 237 mm x width 195 mm anonymous historical person depicted priest Eastern Greek Russian orthodox ink drawing elderly man shown chest up long flowing beard wavy hair partially covered cap face heavily lined deep wrinkles downcast eyes expression somber wears thick textured cloak fur trim layered clothing beneath rendered dense crosshatching fine lines create strong contrasts detailed textures heavily shaded background