[Ludwig V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt] c.1662-70
Engraving with etching | 31.0 x 18.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 610825
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Engraving with etching of Ludwig V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Whole length with short hair, lace collar, embroidered doublet, breeches, and robed edged in fur. The Landgrave is pictured standing with right hand on hip and left holding a brimmed hat resting on a table, with drapery behind and a view of a landscape in the background. With Latin inscription on cartouche below. Another impression of this portrait was published as a plate to Vita post vitam : Leichenbegängniss Georg II. Landgrafen von Hessen (1662).
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Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
31.0 x 18.7 cm (sheet of paper)
19.5 x 17.2 cm (platemark)
29.0 x 16.8 cm (image)
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