Portrait of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 16 7/8 × 12 5/16 in. (42.8 × 31.3 cm) Sheet: 21 3/8 × 15 1/16 in. (54.3 × 38.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Carl J. Ulmann, 1924
Accession Number
24.57.87
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Art Historical Context
This elegant engraving, *Portrait of Leopold II, Duke of Tuscany* (1831–33), captures the likeness of Leopold II (1797–1870), who ruled Tuscany from 182 to 1859 during a turbulent era of European restoration and reform. Created by Italian engraver Paolo Toschi (6–1845) in collaboration with German engraver Eichens (18181890), and possibly involving the duke himself in its conception, the print reflects the grandeur of 19th-century Habsburg nobility Displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it measures a substantial plate size of 16⅞ × 12½ inches, gifted in 1...