Mid 18th Century "Portrait of Wilhelmus IV (Duke of Bavaria)" Engraving by J. A. Zimermann

Description

A fine engraving on handmade paper, a portrait of Wilhelmus IV by J. A. Zimermann after a painting by Boehm. … more A fine engraving on handmade paper, a portrait of Wilhelmus IV by J. A. Zimermann after a painting by Boehm. Loosely mounted in a matting board.
William IV (German: Wilhelm IV; 13 November 1493 – 7 March 1550) was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria. He was born in Munich to Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick lll.
Signed at lower edge in the plate.
Condition is very good for age which is 18th Century.
Listed by East2West Furniture.

Dimensions: 11" x 7 1/4". With matting 15 1/2" x 11 1/2". Paper size is 15" x 11".
This/these prints would look so right in a library, study, lawyers office, judges chambers or a legal firm.

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Further reading: Mezzotint was the first tonal process to be used in printmaking and allowed the engraver to do produce subtle shadings utilizing half-tones without the need for line-or dot-based techniques.. less