409 - J. BAUSE (*1738) after OESER (*1717), Portrait of Rudolph August Schubart (1694–1770), 1772, Copper

J. BAUSE (*1738) after OESER (*1717), Portrait of Rudolph August Schubart (1694–1770), 1772, Copper Johann Friedrich Bause (1738 Halle (Saale) - 1814 Weimar) after Adam Friedrich Oeser (1717 Preßburg (Bratislava) - 1799 Leipzig): Portrait of Mayor Rudolph August Schubart (1694-1770), half-length portrait, 1772, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving and Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "A Oeser pinxit. / J F Bause sc. Lips". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "D. Rudolphus Augustus Schubartus". Lower right dated: "1772". Lower middle further inscription: "Dominus Hereditarius in Zwey Naundorf, / Seren. Et. Sax. Confiliarius Aulae et Justitiae, Scabinatus Assessor, / Templi Thomani Antistes et Civitatis Lipsiensis Consu. / natus d. XXVI. Oct. MDCXCIV. obiit d. XXVII. Oct. MDCCLXX.". At the center additional inscription: "Carus omnibus, / nemini molestus.". Date: 1772 Description: The portrait of Rudolf August Schubart shows the former mayor of Leipzig as a half-length figure. He is facing the left edge of the picture and looking at the viewer. Schubarth is wearing a wig, coat and collar. He is holding paper in his hands. His portrait is framed in an oval medallion. On the lower frame sits a putto surrounded by books and an inscribed cartouche. Person: Depicted: Rudolph August Schubart (1694 Leipzig - 1770 Leipzig) Mayor of Leipzig Keywords: portrait, portrait, cartouche, medallion, Leipzig, mayor, book, putto, 18th century, Baroque, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 48,8 cm x 35,0 cm (19,2 x 13,8 in), Plate: 39,5 cm x 25,0 cm (15,6 x 9,8 in), Depiction: 33,5 cm x 22,3 cm (13,2 x 8,8 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet shows signs of age-appropriate wear. It is dust-stained, finger-stained and foxed. The margins are bumped and the corners of the sheet are creased with diagonal creases. The print is clearly illustrated.