Conrad Hertz, Stiffter

Description

Georg Fennitzer and his brother Michael were among the first mezzotint artists in Nuremberg towards the end of the seventeenth century. This German etcher is known to have produced about 240 portraits.

Conrad Hertz, Stiffter

Georg Fennitzer

n.d.

Accession Number

4225

Medium

Mezzotint on ivory paper

Dimensions

17.2 × 11.8 cm (6 13/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

Classification

mezzotint

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Walter S. Oberfelder