637 - J. LEYBOLD (1755–1838), Adam von Bartsch (born 1757), circa 1800, copper engraving

J. LEYBOLD (1755–1838), Adam von Bartsch (born 1757), circa 1800, copper engraving Johann Friedrich Leybold (1755, Stuttgart – 1838, Vienna): Adam von Bartsch (*1757), art historian, c. 1800, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Inscription: Signed in the lower center of the printing plate: "Leybold sculpsit." Inscribed in the lower center of the printing plate: “Adam de Bartsch, Court Counselor and Chief Keeper of the Imperial and Royal Court Library, Knight of the Order of Leopold, and Member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.” Date: c. 1800 Description: A bust portrait of the Austrian artist and art writer Johann Adam Bernhard Ritter von Bartsch. His most important work, *Le Peintre Graveur*, was published in 21 volumes (Vienna, 1803–1821) and is still regarded today as the standard work on old master prints. Keywords: art history, printmaking, art literature, Austria, portrait, portraiture, 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Austria, Size: Paper: 23.8 cm x 16.3 cm (9.4 x 6.4 in), Plate: 20.2 cm x 12.8 cm (8 x 5 in), Image: 11.6 cm x 9.3 cm (4.6 x 3.7 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Pale foxing and streaky rubbing in the image. Remnants of old mounting on the reverse.