Heinrich Sintzenich
Self-Portrait of Mengs

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Self-Portrait of Mengs
Date1784
MediumStipple engraving in colors
Dimensions217 × 169 mm
Plate or block: 8 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (21.6 × 16.8 cm)
Sheet (sheet): 12 × 8 7/8in. (30.5 × 22.5cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.9
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Provenance[C. G. Boerner, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: von R: Mengs gemalt. / von Heinrich Sintzenich Gestochen und herausgegeben / in Mannheim im jun: 1784 / R MENGS / Das gemälte gehöret Se. Excel: dem Baron von Dalberg S. &.

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