An etching portrays the three-quarter profile of a man with a large beard.
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An etching portrays the head of a man with a large beard. He is turned slightly to the left of the image and the left side of his face is in shadow. He has a large mustache that completely covers his mouth, and a long bushy beard. He wears a headband over his forehead, and the top of his head above the headband is not drawn.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
6.2017.7
People
Christian Bernhard Rode, German (Berlin 1725 - 1797 Berlin)
After Andreas Schlüter, German (Hamburg, Germany 1664 - 1714 St. Petersburg, Russia)
Title
Mask from the Courtyard of the Zeughaus, Berlin
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Maske im Hof des Berliner Zeughaus
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358315

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 8.7 × 6.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 5/8 in.)
album page: 13 × 13.4 cm (5 1/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso: mark of private collector, 88 inscribed in graphite

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA], sold; to private collector, 1988.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Jacobs 268a1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan
Object Number
6.2017.7
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Cut down.

Exhibition History

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Verification Level

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