1844
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of Dr. Karl Joseph Meyer is a 1844 by Josef Kriehuber, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of an older man in a military-style uniform. His coat has gold buttons and braided trim, and he wears a star-shaped medal on his chest. The man’s hair is white and neatly combed, and he looks directly at the viewer with a calm expression. The name "Karl Joseph Meyer" is written below the portrait, along with titles like "Doctor of Medicine" and "Dean of the Medical Faculty in Vienna." This suggests he was a respected figure in medicine. If you like this style of portrait, look up Romanticism to see how artists of this time often focused on dignity and detail in their work.
Josef Kriehuber was an Austrian lithographer and painter, notable for the high quality of his lithographic portraits.
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