578 - J. BAUSE (*1738) after GRAFF (*1736), Portrait of Christian Felix Weisse, around 1800, Copper engrav

J. BAUSE (*1738) after GRAFF (*1736), Portrait of Christian Felix Weisse, around 1800, Copper engrav Johann Friedrich Bause (1738 Halle (Saale) - 1814 Weimar) after Anton Graff (1736 Winterthur - 1813 Dresden): Oval portrait of Christian Felix Weisse (1726-1804), important representative of the Enlightenment, poet, writer for young people, editor, c. 1800, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Date: c. 1800 Description: Christian Felix Weiße was a tax official and poet in Leipzig. Oval bust portrait to the right on a plinth with inscription plate adorning the sitter's name. The portrait of Weiße was created as one of Graff's first commissioned works for the portrait gallery of the Leipzig publisher Philipp Erasmus Reich, which was in the process of being created. The print comes from the Rosenthal Collection - Munich/Hilversum Keywords: 19th century, Baroque, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 29,0 cm x 21,0 cm (11,4 x 8,3 in), Depiction: 13,5 cm x 12,7 cm (5,3 x 5 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper has discoloured slightly due to age and is stained and foxed in places.