Portrait of a Gentleman with Orders, Lithograph, P. Suhr, Hamburg, circa 1835
€ 145
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1835
Mapmaker / artist
Artist's signature in the stone, partly legible, ending 'fec.'
Publisher
Litho. Inst. v. P. Suhr in Hamburg
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Uncolored
Sheet size
32 × 26 cm (12.6 × 10.2 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14343-45
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good condition for its age. Foxing and light staining throughout the margins with a few spots in the image; soft creases at the lower left corner and light edge wear. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
An original antique lithograph portrait of an unnamed gentleman wearing orders of chivalry, printed at the lithographic institute of P. Suhr in Hamburg around 1835.
The sitter is shown at half length, turned three quarters to the left, with thick curling hair, long side whiskers and a faint, composed smile. He wears a high white collar and stock, a patterned waistcoat and a dark coat with full shoulders. Two cross shaped orders hang from ribbons at his neck and waistcoat, a star shaped cross is pinned to the breast of his coat, and a small ribbon bar sits on the lapel, marks of public service and honor. The drawing on the stone is large and confident, with deep velvety blacks in the coat and a fine stipple in the face.
The stone is signed by the artist at lower left, the signature ending "fec.", and the printer's line "Litho. Inst. v. P. Suhr in Hamburg" runs below the image at right. Peter Suhr (1788 to 1857) and his brother were the leading lithographic printers of Hamburg in the first half of the nineteenth century, known for their views of the city and for portraits of its citizens. The costume, with its puffed sleeve heads and high collar, belongs to the 1830s.
Although the sitter is not named, this is a large and finely drawn portrait of real presence, and it rewards collectors of early German lithography, of Hamburg printing, or of the portrait for its own sake.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
