Portrait of Maisonneuve
1824
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Eugen Eduard Schaeffer
Eugen Eduard Schaeffer (1824–1824) was an artist.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Portrait of Maisonneuve is a 1824 ink by Eugen Eduard Schaeffer, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman’s face and shoulders. Her hair is pulled back, with loose curls framing her forehead. The lines are sharp and detailed, especially around her eyes and hair, while the background is mostly empty with a few faint lines on the right side. The texture looks like it was made by scratching into metal, then printing. That’s called etching—it’s how the artist created the fine lines and shading. Check out more about etching to see how this technique works.
Eugen Eduard Schaeffer (1824–1824) was an artist.
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