Caption

Portrait of Casparus Meijer, print, member of the National Assembly and ambassador to Paris., Van Someren 3660, printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, after drawing by Charles Howard Hodges, 1786 - 1809, paper, etching, proof print, height 242 mm x width 154 mm, Later state of print used as book illustration in: Wagenaar, Jan. Vaderlandsche historie, as a continuation of Wagenaar's Vaderlandsche historie. Vol. 1-43. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart, 1786-1809., Person, Casparus Meijer, A monochrome engraved portrait of a man shown from the chest up within an oval frame, set against a textured background. The man faces slightly to his left with a composed expression, light wavy hair framing his face, and dressed in a high-collared coat with visible buttons and a cravat at the neck. The oval frame has concentric lined detailing and rests above a sectioned rectangular panel with lined and crosshatched textures. The engraving uses fine lines and crosshatching throughout to create shading and detail.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B42_062

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Rights managed

Available size

48.0Mb (11.5Mb) / 10.7in x 17.4in / 3208 x 5233 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Casparus Meijer print member National Assembly ambassador Paris Van Someren 3660 printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam drawing Charles Howard Hodges 1786 - 1809 paper etching proof print height 242 mm x width 154 mm Later state book illustration in Wagenaar Jan Vaderlandsche historie continuation Wagenaar's Vaderlandsche historie Vol 1-43 Johannes Allart 1786-1809 Person monochrome engraved portrait man shown chest up within oval frame set textured background man faces slightly left composed expression light wavy hair framing face dressed high-collared coat visible buttons cravat neck concentric lined detailing rests sectioned rectangular panel crosshatched textures engraving uses fine lines crosshatching create shading detail