← Schenau, Johann Eleazar

The image features an etching with two head-and-shoulders portraits drawn side-by-side. On the left is a woman in a slight profile facing right, with curly hair peeking out from beneath a cap. Her facial features are softly rendered, including delicate eyes, a small nose, and a gentle expression. She appears to be wearing a garment with a visible shoulder pattern and a string of beads or pearls around her neck. On the right is a man in three-quarter profile facing left, with a more intense expression, pronounced eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a broad nose, and a tightly closed mouth. He is wearing a cloth head covering wrapped around his head, with hair cascading over his shoulders. The background is plain with some unfinished sketch lines and subtle textural details, including a faint floral motif behind the woman, contributing to the classical style of the artwork.

Young Woman, Old Woman, and Man with Long Hair

Schenau, Johann Eleazar · German

1765

Medium
etching on laid paper
Classification
Portfolio
Period
1751 to 1775
Image size
4759 × 2810px

Description

The image features an etching with two head-and-shoulders portraits drawn side-by-side. On the left is a woman in a slight profile facing right, with curly hair peeking out from beneath a cap. Her facial features are softly rendered, including delicate eyes, a small nose, and a gentle expression. She appears to be wearing a garment with a visible shoulder pattern and a string of beads or pearls around her neck. On the right is a man in three-quarter profile facing left, with a more intense expression, pronounced eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a broad nose, and a tightly closed mouth. He is wearing a cloth head covering wrapped around his head, with hair cascading over his shoulders. The background is plain with some unfinished sketch lines and subtle textural details, including a faint floral motif behind the woman, contributing to the classical style of the artwork.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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