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The image shows a man seated at a table with his arms resting on it, facing to the right. He has a curly beard and mustache, thick wavy hair, wears a dark jacket over a light-colored shirt. On the table are a pitcher and a shallow dish with a small round object. In the background, there is a shelf with decorative items, including a large urn or vase and various smaller objects. The style is an etching with intricate linework, creating texture and depth. The scene appears to be indoors with a softly detailed background.
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The image shows a man seated at a table with his arms resting on it, facing to the right. He has a curly beard and mustache, thick wavy hair, wears a dark jacket over a light-colored shirt. On the table are a pitcher and a shallow dish with a small round object. In the background, there is a shelf with decorative items, including a large urn or vase and various smaller objects. The style is an etching with intricate linework, creating texture and depth. The scene appears to be indoors with a softly detailed background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ami Ed. Zamacois (Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala)

Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Date
1869
Medium
etching on buff wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.3 × 13.8 cm (7 3/16 × 5 7/16 in.) sheet: 31.8 × 20.2 cm (12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.73.1
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Dewayne and Faith Perry
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • bust facing left
  • portrait
  • art
  • genre
Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: Ami Ed. Zamacois / Fortuny; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 9951625h 86 / Portrait du Peintre Zamacoïs Nafilly 1900/10; B. 25; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3951625

NGA object ID 205189. 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.