Portrait of Hirsch (Jechiel) Michel (1722 - 1780), Polish Rabbi in Potsdam from 1760 to 1777

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Portrait of Hirsch (Jechiel) Michel (1722 - 1780), Polish Rabbi in Potsdam from 1760 to 1777

1762

Georg Friedrich Schmidt (German, 1712–1775) In the manner of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

The leading portrait printmaker in mid-eighteenth-century Berlin, Schmidt became famous in part for his prints that reproduced Rembrandt's compositions. Even in this print, which according to the inscription was made from life, he chose a subject and technique that recall his etchings done in Rembrandt's manner. The vivid characterization and exotic costume of the sitter are particularly Rembrandtesque.

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Object Details

Titles:

Portrait of Hirsch (Jechiel) Michel (1722 - 1780), Polish Rabbi in Potsdam from 1760 to 1777
Portrait of Hirsch Michel

Date:

1762

Artists:

Georg Friedrich Schmidt (German, 1712–1775) In the manner of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Medium:

Etching and engraving with plate tone

Dimensions:

Image: 6 7/16 x 5 1/16 inches (16.4 x 12.9 cm) Plate: 6 11/16 x 5 3/16inches (17 x 13.2cm) Sheet: 7 x 5 9/16inches (17.8 x 14.2cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-31927

Geography:

Made in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

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