Description
Three-quarter-length portrait of Friedrich Gustav Finckler, a notable legal figure from Nuremberg in the early 18th century, shown standing, pointing to papers on a table.
Made by Georg Martin Preisler after Johann Leonhard Hirschmann.
Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 28 x 43 cm (11.02 x 16.93 inch). Image size: 28 x 43 cm. (11.02 x 16.93 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. A few thin paper spots and a small tear a right middle, backed. Slight paper loss at top left, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FINCKLER, LEGAL FIGURE, NUREMBERG, PREISLER, HIRSCHMANN, 18TH CENTURY, PORTRAIT, GERMAN ENGRAVING | PCO-B3-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Created in Nuremberg in 1744.
Reference: British Museum, Registration No. Bb,2.143.
Biography engraver: Georg Martin Preisler (1700-1754), a prominent German engraver known for detailed portraits and works.
Biography artist: Johann Leonhard Hirschmann (1695-1760), a German painter celebrated for his refined portraiture.
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