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The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up, in profile facing slightly to the right. He has distinct facial features with a straight nose, defined lips, and light-colored eyes. His hair is short, curly, and brown. He is wearing a dark navy blue coat with a high, white, ruffled collar and intricate button detailing. Over one shoulder, he has a fur stole secured with a leaf-shaped clasp and golden tassels. The background has a textured backdrop.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Baron Brudern
Giuseppe Longhi
- Date
- 1808
- Medium
- engraving and etching printed in color on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 25.9 x 20 cm (10 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 39.1 x 29.5 cm (15 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2006.57.19
- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
- Time span
- 1801 to 1825
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Italian
- etching
- engraving
- Costume
- Portrait
- Man
Provenance
(R.E. Lewis, Inc., San Rafael, CA); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased August 19, 1980; gift to NGA, 2006.
Inscription
lower left: J. Longhi ad vivum del. et sc. (not deciphered) 1808.; lower right in plate: Portrait des Ungar Baron Brudern.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 89323 / 20023 Le Blanc no. 26
NGA object ID 134818. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.