457 - A. KARCHER (*1760) after TISCHBEIN (*1722), self-portrait, 1797, stipple engraving

A. KARCHER (*1760) after TISCHBEIN (*1722), self-portrait, 1797, stipple engraving Anton Karcher (c. 1760, Colmar – c. 1814, Mannheim) after Johann Heinrich Tischbein Sr. (1722, Haina – 1789, Kassel): self-portrait, 1797, stipple engraving Technique: Stipple engraving on paper Inscription: Signed on the printing plate at the bottom: "Gez. v. J. H. Tischbein 1773. | Gest. v. Ant. Karcher Manh. 1797 | Johann Heinrich Tischbein". Date: 1797 Description: Based on the 1773 self-portrait by the artist and portrait painter Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722 Haina – 1789 Kassel), depicting the painter in a half-length, half-profile portrait wearing clothing typical of the period. Person: Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722, Haina – 1789, Kassel) One of the most important portrait painters of the 18th century. Keywords: Artist, Self-portrait, Hesse, 18th century, Classicism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 21.4 cm x 13.6 cm (8.4 x 5.4 in), Plate: 18.6 cm x 11.5 cm (7.3 x 4.5 in), Image: 11.3 cm x 9.2 cm (4.4 x 3.6 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Slightly soiled along the edge of the sheet. There is a small black dot on the sitter’s chin. The right and bottom edges of the sheet are uncut.