Caption

Design for a frame for a portrait or cameo, with four alternative corner solutions, drawing, collector's mark: 'Lodewijk Houthakker (L. 3893)', watermark: 'richly decorated coat of arms with crossed staffs (?)', draftsman (artist): attributed to Jean Louis Prieur (II), Paris, c. 1765 - c. 1775, Jean Louis Prieur (II), draftsman (artist), Attributed to, keratinous material, feather (material), biological material, materials by function, pen (feather), ink, brush, pen and black ink, brush in grey, height 186 mm x width 145 mm, A pencil and ink drawing of an oval framed portrait set within a decorative rectangular border, showing a simplified profile sketch of a human head and upper torso with minimal facial detail and visible shoulder lines, the oval surrounded by a beaded inner rim and ornate floral and foliate ornamentation in the corners and along the sides, with a sprig of leaves and blossoms sketched across the top edge; the paper has an aged, slightly stained appearance and the drawing uses soft shading and line work in muted tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B47_390

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.1Mb (11.9Mb) / 11.3in x 14.5in / 3388 x 4348 (300dpi)

Keywords

Design frame portrait cameo four alternative corner solutions drawing collector's mark Lodewijk Houthakker L 3893 watermark richly decorated coat arms crossed staffs draftsman artist attributed Jean Louis Prieur Ii Paris c 1765 - c 1775 Attributed keratinous material feather material biological material materials function pen ink brush black ink grey height 186 mm x width 145 mm pencil ink drawing oval framed portrait set within decorative rectangular border showing simplified profile sketch human head upper torso minimal facial detail visible shoulder lines oval surrounded beaded inner rim ornate floral foliate ornamentation corners sides sprig leaves blossoms sketched across top edge paper aged slightly stained appearance drawing uses soft shading line work muted tones