Elias Christoph Heiss
German, 1660-1731
Portrait of Joseph I
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Elias Christoph Heiss
German, 1660-17311701
Portrait of Joseph I
Elias Christoph Heiss German, 1660-1731 →mezzotintprints and drawing
Date
1701
Medium
Mezzotint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 34 × 23.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Elias Christoph Heiss’s emblematic portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I was originally a book illustration celebrating the rule of the monarch’s father, Emperor Leopold. Joseph’s medallion-size bust appears with regal lions and palms evoking the exotic Eden that he believed would come to fruition during his reign.
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