Portrait of Joseph I
Elias Christoph HeissWW-1701-123052
1701·Mezzotint on ivory laid paper·Plate: 34 × 23.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
<p>Elias Christoph Heiss’s emblematic portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I was originally a book illustration celebrating the rule of the monarch’s father, Emperor Leopold. Joseph’s medallion-size bust appears with regal lions and palms evoking the exotic Eden that he believed would come to fruition during his reign.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1701
- Dimensions
- Plate: 34 × 23.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Elias Christoph Heiss
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- Elias Christoph Heiss
- Year
- 1701
- Dimensions
- Plate: 34 × 23.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1701-123052
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
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