Name: Antique Master Print-HIERONYMUS WILH. EBNER VON ESCHENBACH-PORTRAIT-Winter-1744
SKU: PICTURA-12878
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Antique Master Print-HIERONYMUS WILH. EBNER VON ESCHENBACH-PORTRAIT-Winter-1744

€175.00

‘IN PLAQUE BELOW: “HIERON. GUILIELMUS EBNER?” FOLLOWED BY EXTENSIVE LATIN INSCRIPTION DETAILING TITLES AND OFFICES. LOWER LEFT: “J. W. WINTER FECIT 1744.”‘

– Striking engraved portrait of Hieronymus Wilhelm Ebner von Eschenbach (1673-1752), shown in profile as a classical bust within a circular medallion. The composition evokes antique sculpture, emphasizing his intellectual stature as a diplomat, historian, and Enlightenment thinker. The medallion is set within a refined architectural frame with a detailed inscription panel below listing his titles and achievements.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: (lettering).

Sheet size: 21 x 32 cm (8.27 x 12.6 inch). Image size: 20.8 x 31.8 cm. (8.19 x 12.52 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling, and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HIERONYMUS WILHELM EBNER, JOHANN WILHELM WINTER ENGRAVING, GERMAN DIPLOMAT PORTRAIT, 18TH CENTURY PRINT, ENLIGHTENMENT FIGURE | PCO-E31-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Engraving by Johann Wilhelm Winter, dated 1744.

Provenance: With a blindstamp ‘IMS’ at bottom right. (Lugt 1496).

Biography engraver: Johann Wilhelm Winter (1696-1765) was a German engraver active in the eighteenth century, known for his precise portrait engravings and works documenting notable figures of his time.