454 - J. BAUSE (*1738) after GRAFF (*1736), Joh. Thomas Richter (1728–1773), 1775, Copper engraving

J. BAUSE (*1738) after GRAFF (*1736), Joh. Thomas Richter (1728–1773), 1775, Copper engraving Johann Friedrich Bause (1738 Halle (Saale) - 1814 Weimar) after Anton Graff (1736 Winterthur - 1813 Dresden): Portrait of the Electoral Saxon chamber councillor, art and antiquities collector Johann Thomas Richter (1728-1773), 1775, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Date: 1775 Description: Half-length portrait in a fur-trimmed dressing gown. Inscribed with the sitter's name below. Signed and dated 1775 by the artist in the printing plate along the lower edge of the sheet. Keywords: 18th century, Classicism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 29,0 cm x 21,2 cm (11,4 x 8,3 in) Condition: Defective condition. Folded over on all sides along the edges, discoloured and soiled. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped and creased.