Johann Sebastian Müller
Johann Sebastian Müller belongs to the tradition of eighteenth-century reproductive printmaking, and his mezzotint technique reveals the tonal richness that made this process so suited to translating paintings into black and white. The subject matter here centres on portraiture of European nobility, exemplified by a depiction of the Infanta Donna Isabella, Governante of Flanders. The archive holds a single sheet from this artist, executed in mezzotint and dated by the Met to 1767, though impressions up to that year may include later printings. Together these details offer a compact glimpse of Müller's contribution to the graphic arts of his era.
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