Antique Print – DEATH MASK-C. HEIDEGGER-SHARP after LIPS – 1792

48. C. Heidegger

Engraving and stipple engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Lettering: L 8?.
Sheet size: 25 x 33,5 cm. (9,8 x 13,2 inch). Image size: 16,8 x 23,5 cm. (6,6 x 9,3 inch).

No. 48 from ‘Essays on Physiognomy […]’, by John Caspar Lavater, ed. Holloway/Hunter, published in London, 1792.

Made by William Sharp after H. Lips. William Sharpe (1749-1824) was on the better known line engravers of his time. Author: The Swiss theologian and mystic Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801).

Condition: Very good, given age. Crease at top left. Small tear in right paper edge, not effecting image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: DEATH MASK-C. HEIDEGGER

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