Antique Master Print-JOHANN-HEINRICH-SAM.-FORMEY-PHILOSOPHER-Haid-Matthieu-1757

Name: Antique Master Print-JOHANN-HEINRICH-SAM.-FORMEY-PHILOSOPHER-Haid-Matthieu-1757
SKU: PICTURA-12756
Availability: InStock

€295.00

‘SYMBOL INNOCUI VIVITE, NUMEN ADEST. I. H. SAMVEL FORMAY. V. D. M. PHIL. PROF. REG. SCIENT. ACAD. BORUSS. SECRETARIUS PERP. ACAD. IMPERIALIS PETROPOLIT. SOC. REG. LONDIN. AC SOC. REG. GERM. GOETTING. AC GRYPHWALD. SODALIS. NAT. BERLIN. 1711.’ WITH CREDITS: ‘DAVID MATTHIEU PINX.’ AND ‘I. IAC. HAID SCULPS. ET EXC. A. V.”

– Portrait of the German theologian and philosopher Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey shown half-length within an architectural niche. He wears clerical robes and a wig and holds an open book, symbolizing his scholarly activity. Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (1711-1797) was a German philosopher, theologian, and historian born in Berlin. Of Huguenot descent, he became a prominent member of the Prussian intellectual community and served as perpetual secretary of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Formey wrote extensively on philosophy, theology, and intellectual history, producing numerous essays and biographies and acting as an important mediator of Enlightenment ideas in German-speaking Europe. He was also a member of several learned academies, including those in London, Gottingen, and St. Petersburg.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-12756 Categories: By Famous Engravers, Portraits-Figures Tag: Portrait

Description

Medium: Mezzotint (Schabkunst), printed in black on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 23.8 x 35.8 cm (9.37 x 14.09 inch). Image size: 19.8 x 31.8 cm. (7.8 x 12.52 inch).

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

JOHANN HEINRICH SAMUEL FORMEY, BERLIN PHILOSOPHER PORTRAIT, PRUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SECRETARY, JOHANN JAKOB HAID MEZZOTINT, DAVID MATTHIEU PORTRAIT PAINTER, 18TH CENTURY ENLIGHTENMENT SCHOLAR | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Johann Jakob Haid, Neue Sammlung von Bildnissen gelehrter um die Kirche, um das gemeine Wesen und um das Reich der Wissenschaften verdienter noch lebender Manner, Augsburg, 1757.

Biography engraver: Johann Jakob Haid (1704-1767) was a German engraver, mezzotint specialist, publisher, and art dealer active in Augsburg. He was among the most important German practitioners of mezzotint in the eighteenth century. Haid produced numerous portraits of European nobility, scholars, clergy, and officials, often after paintings by contemporary artists. Through his publishing house he distributed portrait prints widely across the German states, contributing significantly to the popularity of mezzotint portraiture in Central Europe.

Biography artist: David Matthieu (1697-1755) was a German portrait painter active in Berlin and other German courts. He was known for portraits of scholars, clergy, and members of the educated elite during the early Enlightenment. His paintings frequently served as models for engraved portraits that circulated widely in print.