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Portrait of Leo van Heil, print, A rectangular portrait of Leo van Heil, a Brussels architect. Bust turned to the left. Leo van Heil holds a drawing or print of a building in his hand. The print has a French caption with the name of the sitter and some background information., printmaker: Frederik Bouttats (I), Antwerp, after painting by Jan Baptist van Heil, Brussels, publisher: Joannes Meyssens, 1615 - 1676, paper, engraving, gravure, height 164 mm x width 114 mm, Person, Leo van Heil, portrait, self-portrait of architect (artist in non-work situation), A monochrome engraved portrait of a man shown from the chest up, turned slightly to his right and gazing outward, with shoulder-length wavy hair, a pointed beard and a curled mustache. He wears a garment with a wide collar edged in lace and a heavy draped cloak with visible folds and fine crosshatch shading. One hand holds the top edge of a drawn architectural sheet depicting an ornate arched structure. The background consists of a dense grid pattern of fine lines, and the lower margin of the image shows a rectangular area with lines of handwritten-style text that are visible but not described. The engraving uses detailed line work and stippling to render facial features, hair, clothing, and the architectural drawing.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A82_094

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55.0Mo (9.0Mo) / 31.2cm x 44.2cm / 3686 x 5217 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portrait Leo van Heil print rectangular portrait Brussels architect Bust turned left Leo van Heil holds drawing building hand French caption name sitter background information printmaker Frederik Bouttats I Antwerp painting Jan Baptist van Heil Brussels publisher Joannes Meyssens 1615 - 1676 paper engraving gravure height 164 mm x width 114 mm Person portrait self-portrait architect artist non-work situation monochrome engraved man shown chest up turned slightly right gazing outward shoulder-length wavy hair pointed beard curled mustache wears garment wide collar edged lace heavy draped cloak visible folds fine crosshatch shading hand holds top edge drawn architectural sheet depicting ornate arched structure background consists dense grid pattern fine lines lower margin image rectangular area lines handwritten-style text visible described engraving uses detailed line work stippling render facial features hair clothing architectural drawing