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Portrait of Joseph I
Christoph Elias Heiss1701
- Attribution
- Christoph Elias Heiss German, 1660-1731
- Medium
- Mezzotint on ivory laid paper
- Physical 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.)
- Credit line
- The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
CATALOGUE RECORD
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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.
Description: Art Institute of Chicago · CC BY 4.0