Self-Portrait as a young Man (Tilanus 1; Roethlisberger, Loche 18)

Jean Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) Self-Portrait as a young Man (Tilanus 1; Roethlisberger, Loche 18) etching, 1733, second state of three (the first state being known only from a unique counterproof in the Fondation Custodia, Collection F. Lugt, Paris), a very good impression of this extremely rare print, on sturdy laid paper, with wide margins, a thin line of abrasion in the upper margin extending just into the upper part of the subject, minor surface dirt in the margins, a pencil inscription in the lower margin, remains of old paper hinges at the left sheet edge P. 117 x 100 mm., S. 184 x 150 mm.