Portret van Paul Georg Imhof
Mathäus Küsel
1664 - 1681
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
263; 174
About this artwork
Portretmedaillon geflankeerd door personificaties van Hoop en Voorzichtigheid. Tekst in het Latijn in de cartouche, in de banier en bij de emblemen.
About the Artist
Mathäus Küsel · 1629–1681
Matthäus Küsel (1629–1681) was a distinguished German copper engraver who achieved prominence as court engraver to the Holy Roman Emperor, earning the prestigious title of imperial court engraver (Hofkupferstecher). Born into the renowned Augsburg engraving and goldsmith family Küsel, Matthäus represented the height of German reproductive engraving in the Baroque period. His extensive oeuvre encom...