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The image is an engraved portrait showing a man from the chest upwards. He has distinct facial features, including high cheekbones and a prominent forehead, with medium-length, wavy hair framing his face. The man is wearing a historical garment with a layered collar and a scarf around his neck. The background is a plain oval shape with dark texture, and the name "MENGS" is displayed below the portrait.
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The image is an engraved portrait showing a man from the chest upwards. He has distinct facial features, including high cheekbones and a prominent forehead, with medium-length, wavy hair framing his face. The man is wearing a historical garment with a layered collar and a scarf around his neck. The background is a plain oval shape with dark texture, and the name "MENGS" is displayed below the portrait.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anton Raphael Mengs

James Neagle

Medium
engraving on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 25.2 x 20.6 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.3.5
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • engraving
  • Artist
  • history
  • portrait
  • Mengs, Anton Raphael
Provenance

John O'Brien, New Haven; gift to NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower center at oval's edge in plate: Engraved by James Neagle.; lower center in plate: MENGS.

NGA object ID 84252. 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.