Henri Simon Thomassin
Henri Simon Thomassin is represented here by two etchings made in 1707, both taking as their subject the painter Caravaggio turning to the right and gazing at his own reflection in a mirror. The plates belong to the printmaking culture of the early eighteenth century, when reproductive etching carried painted portraits into wider circulation. Kept together, the pair allows the same composition to be studied as it was printed and reprinted over time, since impressions up to 1707 survive in the collection.
2 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
