Two Views of the Same Head

Sir Hubert von Herkomer British, born Germany
December 1880
Not on view
Two plates printed on one sheet, each portraying an old man with a long beard divided at the bottom. In the print at left, the head faces and looks at the viewer; at right, the figure looks up and to the right and is lit from the right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two Views of the Same Head
  • Series/Portfolio: The Porfolio
  • Artist: Sir Hubert von Herkomer (British, Waal, Bavaria 1849–1914 Budleigh Salterton, Devon)
  • Date: December 1880
  • Medium: Etching with mezzotint; proof
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 7/8 × 4 in. (15 × 10.2 cm)
    Plate: 5 7/8 × 4 13/16 in. (15 × 12.2 cm)
    Sheet: 8 1/16 × 13 1/8 in. (20.5 × 33.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.2005(1-2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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