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Putting Faces to Names : Printed Portraits in Late Eighteenth-Century Stockholm

Haidenthaller, Ylva LU (2023) Eighteenth-Century Media and Mediation p.103-138
Abstract
In the eighteenth century, the portrait genre, previously restricted to royalty and nobility, became available to users from a broader social spectrum. All over Europe, physicians, scholars, writers, merchants, and proprietors had their portraits painted to mark their standing in society. However, not these grand paintings but their printed versions made the sitters known to the broader public. But who commissioned these engravings, how were they produced and distributed, and for what purpose?
This article presents a pilot study for my postdoc project that examines how portraits were spread and mediated in eighteenth-century Sweden. The study discusses the roles of engravers, publishers, and printers in the portrait market. It will... (More)
In the eighteenth century, the portrait genre, previously restricted to royalty and nobility, became available to users from a broader social spectrum. All over Europe, physicians, scholars, writers, merchants, and proprietors had their portraits painted to mark their standing in society. However, not these grand paintings but their printed versions made the sitters known to the broader public. But who commissioned these engravings, how were they produced and distributed, and for what purpose?
This article presents a pilot study for my postdoc project that examines how portraits were spread and mediated in eighteenth-century Sweden. The study discusses the roles of engravers, publishers, and printers in the portrait market. It will give examples of newspaper announcements that shed light on how engraved portraits were advertised and by whom, as well as correspondence between sitters, engravers and publishers highlighting how and why engravings were commissioned. Thereby, the article will provide insight into the players of the Swedish print market and their varying agendas concerning the portrait genre. (Less)
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konsthistoria, 1700-tal, kopparstick, porträtt, porträttbruk, förläggare, boktryckeri, Johan Fredrik Martin, Johan Christopher Holmberg, Anton Ulrik Berndes, media, mediering
host publication
Media & Mediation in the Eighteenth Century
editor
Corfield, Penelope and Nordin, Jonas
pages
35 pages
publisher
Swedish Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Division of Book History, Lund University
conference name
Eighteenth-Century Media and Mediation
conference location
Lund, Sweden
conference dates
2022-08-03 - 2022-08-06
ISBN
978-91-527-7122-8
978-91-527-7146-4
DOI
10.37852/oblu.209
project
Public faces: Using and circulating printed portraits in eighteenth-century Sweden and Europe
language
English
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yes
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129f6770-5997-4322-8ca1-8c17f25b0220
date added to LUP
2023-07-10 12:51:02
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2024-02-28 10:08:06
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  author       = {{Haidenthaller, Ylva}},
  booktitle    = {{Media & Mediation in the Eighteenth Century}},
  editor       = {{Corfield, Penelope and Nordin, Jonas}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-527-7122-8}},
  keywords     = {{konsthistoria; 1700-tal; kopparstick; porträtt; porträttbruk; förläggare; boktryckeri; Johan Fredrik Martin; Johan Christopher Holmberg; Anton Ulrik Berndes; media; mediering}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{103--138}},
  publisher    = {{Swedish Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Division of Book History, Lund University}},
  title        = {{Putting Faces to Names : Printed Portraits in Late Eighteenth-Century Stockholm}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.37852/oblu.209}},
  doi          = {{10.37852/oblu.209}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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