Caption

Portrait of AE Huijsman, print, The sitter holds a letter in his hand with the inscription: 'Upbringing and education 1853'. Below the portrait are his name and positions., printmaker: Johan Hendrik Hoffmeister, Netherlands, printer (person): Royal Lithographic Printing House of E. Spanier, The Hague, c. 1851 - c. 1883, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography on chine collé, height 470 mm x width 375 mm, historical persons (half-length portrait), A seated older man is shown from the waist up in a detailed pencil or charcoal portrait; he has short, thinning hair with curls at the sides, a high forehead, and a composed facial expression with visible wrinkles and shading around the eyes and mouth. He wears a dark double-breasted coat with wide lapels over a high-collared garment, and his hands rest in his lap, one holding a small rectangular paper. The chair has a curved armrest with carved detailing, and the background is plain with subtle shading around the figure.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B35_322

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.2Mb (10.5Mb) / 12.0in x 15.6in / 3600 x 4676 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait AE Huijsman print sitter holds letter hand inscription Upbringing education 1853 portrait name positions printmaker Johan Hendrik Hoffmeister Netherlands printer person Royal Lithographic Printing House E Spanier Hague c 1851 - c 1883 paper chine collé lithography height 470 mm x width 375 mm historical persons half-length portrait seated older man shown waist up detailed pencil charcoal portrait short thinning hair curls sides high forehead composed facial expression visible wrinkles shading eyes mouth wears dark double-breasted coat wide lapels high-collared garment hands rest lap holding small rectangular paper chair curved armrest carved detailing background plain subtle shading figure