Object Number 1967.2167

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Magdalena Esther Weiglin

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Valentin Daniel Preissler (Mezzotinter)
1717-1765

Jan Kupecky (Painter)
1667-1740
This eminent portraitist may have been born in Prague. Kupecký's portraits reveal a focus on the human soul that is a reflection of his Protestant artistic approach. There is a small museum dedicated to him in Pezinok.

Place of Origin

Nuremberg, Germany, Europe

Date

1737-1765

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Val. Dan. Preisler, juxta Originale Sculps.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Ioannes Kupezky pinxit. / Pars VI N.68.

Subjects

Portrait; Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

16.3 (H) , 12.3 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 10.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.5 (H) , 31.3 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 10.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.8 cm). Plate W: 10.2 in. (25.9 cm).

State

Unidentified

Watermark

None

Object Description

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