Caption
Silhouette of Hendrik van Maarseveen, print, Silhouette of the artist Hendrik van Maarseveen. Next to the portrait, an extinguished torch. At the top, trumpets and a caduceus, the attribute of Mercury. At the bottom, a horn of plenty and paintings, drawings, and a print album., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1793, paper, etching, height 235 mm x width 158 mm, Person, Hendrik van Maarseveen, 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty, caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury), drawing, sketch, palette, frame of painting, A detailed black and white engraving shows a dark silhouette profile of a person on a rectangular sheet of paper framed by decorative elements; a ribbon tied in a bow tops the composition with a beaded garland hanging from it, and ornamental horns project from behind the paper. Surrounding the central sheet are rolled and open books, a curved blade resting across a scroll, a cluster of flowers, and a small framed picture partially visible. Beaded chains and tassels drape through the arrangement, and fine parallel hatch lines form the background and shading throughout the image.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B42_078
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Available size
50.2Mb (6.4Mb) / 11.1in x 17.6in / 3332 x 5268 (300dpi)