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Portrait of a Seated Man

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Johannes Kornlein (printmaker), after Cornelis Visscher

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a man from the waist up. He is seated with his left arm resting on a surface, and his right hand is visible. The man's face is turned slightly to the right, showing a mustache and wavy hair. He has prominent eyes, a high forehead, and is wearing a coat with button details, a wide collar, and a bow at his neck. There is a draped curtain to the right and a pillar or architectural element beside it in the background. A hat rests on a column behind him. The image is in black and white.

Artwork Details

Date
1771
Medium
mezzotint with some burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
3531 × 4265 px
Public Domain
Yes
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