Engraving

Title:

Franz Carl Freiherr von Hompesch

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1979.020.17

Creator:

Hickel, Anton (1745-1798)Artist; Mettenleiter, Johann Michael (1765-1853)Engraver

Place of Origin:

Munich, Germany

Date:

1784

Description:

Engraving, portrait of Franz Carl Freiherr von Hompesch (1735-1800), engraved by Johann M. Mettenleiter (1765-1853) after Anton Hickel (1745-1798), 1784. Ink on paper. Oval bust-length portrait of a Baron von Hompesch; facing left, head turned toward viewer. Wearing a white wig, dark coat, white cravat with neck ruffle and sash across chest; large medal pinned to breast with several smaller medals. Printed directly below oval: "Anton Hickel pinx 1779.", "M. Mettenleiter del. et sculp. 1794." Printed center, lower margin: "Franz Carl Freiherr / von / Hompesch / zu Bollheim g Churpfalzbaier Cwirckl Geheimer / Staatts Conferenz und Dirigierender Minister / auch Gulich und Bergischer Kanzler a: a:" Gilded gesso over molded wood frame; foliate vines with voids; glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-8.5 W-6.9 inches

Provenance:

Engraving mentioned in the "Life of Count Rumford" p. 650 as items left by Countess Rumford to her cousin Joseph Burbeen Walker (1822-1913).

Credit Line:

Bequest of Sheafe Walker

People:

Hompesch, Baron, Carl, Franz, Count Rumford, Freiherr von Hompesch, Franz Carl Freiherr von Hompesch, Hickel, Anton, Mettenleiter, M., Thompson, Benjamin (1753-1814), Walker, Joseph Burbeen (1822-1913), Walker, Sheafe (1888-1978)

Subjects:

Baron Hompesch, Carl, Franz, Freiherr von Hompesch, Franz Carl Freiherr von Hompesch