George Sigmund Facius and Annibale Carracci - Head of a Man In His Majesty's Collection Portrait of a Young Man Facing Left

Original Soft Ground Etching & Stipple Engraving by George Sigmund Facius designed by Annibale Carracci.

Head of a Man Portrait of a Young Man Facing Left Original Etching and Engraving by George Sigmund Facius designed by Annibale Carracci published by John Chamberlaine for the Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale Agostino and Ludovico Carracci in his Majesty's Collection

Head of a Man 'In His Majesty's Collection' (Portrait of a Young Man Facing Left), from the set published by John Chamberlaine under the general title, "Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale, Agostino and Ludovico Carracci, in his Majesty's Collection".

View other original engravings by Georg Sigmund Facius & Johann Gottlieb Facius.

George Sigmund Facius (Ratisbon, Germany, C. 1750 - London, 1814) Johann Gottlieb Facius (Ratisbon, Germany, c. 1750 - London, 1802)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Engraver	Designer	Notes
01-		All's Well that Ends Well, Act V, Scene III. King, Countess, Lafeu, Lords, Attendants etc. Bertram guarded, Helena, Diana & a Widow. by Georg Sigmund Facius & Johann Gottlieb Facius designed by Francis Wheatley	Original Stipple Engraving (Spooner Edition, 1852)	1792	Georg Sigmund Facius & Johann Gottlieb Facius	Francis Wheatley	John Boydell, London, Shakespeare Gallery: inscribed, "Aqua Fortis. Publish'd May 1, 1789, by Jn. & Josiah Boydell. No. 90. Cheapside & No. 59, Pall Mall, London. Shakspeare. G. S. & I. G. Facius Sculpt. Miller Pinxit.".
02-		Romeo and Juliet. Act I, Scene V. A Hall in Capulet's House. Romeo, Juliet, Nurse, with Guests etc. by Georg Sigmund Facius & Johann Gottlieb Facius designed by William Miller	Original Stipple Engraving (Proof Before Title Impression)	1789	Georg Sigmund Facius & Johann Gottlieb Facius	William Miller	John Boydell, London, Shakespeare Gallery: inscribed, "Shakspeare. All's Well that Ends Well, Act V, Scene III. King, Countess, Lafeu, Lords, Attendants etc. Bertram guarded, Helena, Diana & a Widow. Publish'd June, 4, 1794 by John & Josiah. Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall; & No. 90, Cheapside. Engraved by S. & F. G. Facius. Painted by F. Wheatley R. Westall R. A., Hel. Oh, my good lord, when I was like this maid, I found you wond'rous kind._ There is your ring; And, look you, here's your letter"_ This it says, _ This is done: Will you be mine now you are doubly won?"
03.-		Annibale Carracci's (Head of a Man) by George Sigmund Facius designed by Annibale Carracci	Original Soft Ground Etching & Stipple Engraving	1807	George Sigmund Facius	Annibale Carracci	John Chamberlaine, London, inscribed, "From the Original drawing by 'Annibale Carracci.", "Engrav'd by G. S. Facius", "In His Majesty's Collection", the publication line, "Published as the Act directs May 7.1807. by J. Chamberlaine. Scotland Yard.", and the plate number "PL. XI."

View other original engravings published by John Chamberlaine.

British Publisher: John Chamberlaine
#	Image	Title & Artist	Engraver Info	Medium	Date	-
01.-		Annibale Carracci's (Head of a Man) by Georg Sigmund Facius	Georg Sigmund Facius (Ratisbon, c. 1750 - London, 1814)	Original Soft Ground Etching & Stipple Engraving	1807
02.-		Annibale Carracci's (Old Man's Head) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Soft Ground Etching in Sepia	1796
03.-		Annibale Carracci's (King David) by Peltro William Tomkins	Peltro William Tomkins (London, 1760 - 1840)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1807
04.-		Annibale Carracci's (Self-Portrait) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Soft Ground Etching	1796
05.-		Annibale Carracci's (Young Man's Head) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Stipple Engraving in Sepia	1807
06.-		Annibale Carracci's (Virgin and Child and St. Anne) by Luigi Schiavonetti	Luigi Schiavonetti (Bassano, Italy, 1765 - London, 1810)	Original Color Aquatint Engraving & Etching	1807
07.-		Annibale Carracci's (Virgin and Dead Christ) by Luigi Schiavonetti	Luigi Schiavonetti (Bassano, Italy, 1765 - London, 1810)	Original Aquatint Engraving & Etching	1807
08.-		Canaletto's 'Canaletti' (Arches) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Aquatint and Etching	1811
09.-		Canaletto's 'Canaletti' (Ruins of a Temple and Arches) by George Hawkins	George Hawkins (London, active, 1800 -1825)	Original Aquatint and Etching	1811
10.-		Canaletto's 'Canaletti' (Sea View with Buildings) by George Hawkins	George Hawkins (London, active, 1800 -1825)	Original Aquatint and Etching	1811
11.-		Claude Lorrain's (Forest Scene) by Peltro William Tomkins	Peltro William Tomkins (London, 1760 - 1840)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1807
12.-		Claude Lorrain's (Grand Study of Trees) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1807
13.-		Claude Lorrain's (Landscape with a River View) by Peltro William Tomkins	Peltro William Tomkins (London, 1760 - 1840)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1807
14.-		Claude Lorrain's 'Pharaoh' (Moses and the Israelites) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Etching & Aquatint with Hand Coloring	1809
15.-		Claude Lorrain's 'Polyphemus' (A One-Eyed Giant 'A Cyclops by the brothers, George Robert Lewis and Frederick Christian Lewis	George Robert Lewis (London, 1782 - 1871) and Lewis, Frederick Christian (London, 1779 - Enfield, Middlesex,1856)	Original Etching & Aquatint	1807
16.-		Claude Lorrain's (Temple of Apollo) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Etching with Hand Coloring	1809	Sold
17.-		Claude Lorrain's (The Landing of Aeneas) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856), and George Robert Lewis, (London, 1782 - 1871)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1807
18.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (A Lawyer) by Robert Shipster	Robert Shipster 'Robert Shepster' (British, 1775 - 1823)	Original Stipple Engraving	1806	Sold
19.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (An Allegorical Composition) by Peltro William Tomkins	Peltro William Tomkins (London, 1760 - 1840)	Original Stipple Engraving in Sepia	1811	Sold
20.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Country Girl's Head) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Stipple Engraving in Sepia	1806	Sold
21.-		Leonardo da Vinci's ('Dante' Five Grotesque Heads) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Etching	1806	Sold
22.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Design for a Cannon Foundry by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Etching	1796	Sold
23.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Four Profiles) by Benedetto Pastorini	Benedetto Pastorini (Italy, c. 1746 - 1838)	Original Stipple Engraving	1806
24.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Large Head of a Man)	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Stipple Engraving	1796	Sold
25.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Self Portrait of Leonardo) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Stipple Engraving in Sepia	1795	Sold
26.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Study of an Old Woman) by Benedetto Pastorini	Benedetto Pastorini (Italy, c. 1746 - 1838)	Original Stipple Engraving	1806
27.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (The Muscular System) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Etching	1796	Sold
28.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (The Skeletal System) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Etching	1795	Sold
29.-		Leonardo da Vinci's (Woman's Head) by Peltro William Tomkins	Peltro William Tomkins (London, 1760 - 1840)	Original Stipple Engraving	1803	Sold
30.-		Ludovico Carracci's (Abraham Entertaining Three Angels) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Etching	1797
31.-		Ludovico Carracci's (Apotheosis of St. Francis by Peltro William Tomkins)	Peltro William Tomkins (London, 1760 - 1840)	Original Aquatint Engraving in Sepia	1806	Sold
32.-		Ludovico Carracci's (Jacob's Vision) by Francesco Bartolozzi	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Original Etching	1797
33.-		Michelangelo's (Virgin and Child and St. John) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Soft Ground Etching	1811	Sold
34.-		Nicolas Poussin's (Bacchanalia, 'A Dance before a Herm of Pan, or Priapus') by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Aquatint Engraving	c. 1809
35.-		Nicolas Poussin's (Treading the Wine Bags) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Aquatint Engraving	1809
36.-		Raphael's (Holy Family, the Virgin with the Christ child, St. Elizabeth, & the infant St. John the Baptist) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Soft Ground Etching	1809
37.-		Raphael's (Leda and the Swan) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Etching	1809	Sold
38.-		Raphael's (Sibyl) by Frederick Christian Lewis	Frederick Christian Lewis (London, 1779 - 1856)	Original Soft Ground Etching	1809	Sold

Selected Directories in our Gallery (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com), with a focus on the area of interest for this original work of art.
Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com sells international fine art. Our collection consists of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, and original prints, such as etchings, engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, silk-screens, aquatints, mezzotints, linocuts, monoprints, and other mediums of original art. All of these works of art have been created by prominent and established painters, illustrators, watercolour artists and printmakers from around the world. The art in our gallery ranges from the early Renaissance period to the modern and contemporary art period. You can view other original artworks similar to the subject under discussion on this page listed in the following art directories.
Century:
Old Master Artist Index	The 'Old Master' artist directory contains a selection of original works of art created by international painters, illustrators and graphic artists. These original works date from the Renaissance period to the end of the 1700's.
Fine 19th Century Artist Index	The 'Fine 19th Century Art' directory contains a selection original works of art created by international painters, illustrators and graphic artists. These original works date from 1800 to 1899.
Country:
British Artists Index	The 'British Art' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and or art with a British theme. The artworks date from the 17th century to the 20th century.
German & Austrian Artist Index	The 'German & Austrian Artist' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by artists from Germany and Austria, dating from the 16th century to the 20th and early 21st century.
Italian Artist Index	The 'Italian Art' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by artists from Italy and or art with an Italian theme. The artworks date from the 15th century to the 20th century.
Subject:
Portraits & Figure Studies Index	The 'Portrait Studies' directory contains a listing of original works of art concentrating upon the theme of portraits, self-portraits and studies. Created by International artists throughout the centuries, these fine examples of portraiture have left a permanent and vivid record of their sitters.

Title:	Head of a Man 'In His Majesty's Collection' (Portrait of a Young Man Facing Left)
Engraver:	Facius, Georg Sigmund (Ratisbon, Germany, c. 1750 - London, 1814)
Designer:	Carracci, Annibale (Bologna, 1560 - Rome, 1609)
Date:	1807
Medium:	Original Soft Ground Etching & Stipple Engraving
Publisher:	John Chamberlaine, London
Note:	George Sigmund Facius & Johann Gottlieb Facius: Born in Germany, the Facius brothers studied engraving techniques in Brussels. Excelling in the stipple medium they produced many portraits, decorative, religious and mythological subjects. In 1776 they moved to London, at the request of John Boydell, and produced many engravings for this publisher.
	During their careers, Georg Sigmund Facius (Ratisbon, c. 1750 - London, 1814) and Johann Gottlieb Facius (Ratisbon, c. 1750 - London, 1802) created notable plates after the designs of Francis Wheatley, Benjamin West, Joshua Reynolds and many others. Interestingly, they produced very few works individually and preferred to work in collaboration. This original soft ground etching based after Annibale Carracci's "Head of a Man" was created five years after the death of Johann Gottlieb Facius. It is therefore only one of a handful of etchings created solely from the hand of Georg Sigmund Facius. This iimpression hails from the 1812 edition entitled, "Original Designs of the Most Celebrated Masters of the Bolognese, Roman Florentine and Venetian Schools".
	Annibale Carracci: The Bolognese brothers, Annibale Carracci (Bologne, 1560 - Rome, 1609) and Agostino Carracci (Bologna, 1557 - Parme, 1602) and their cousin Ludovico Carracci (Bologna, 1555 - 1619), were prominent figures that stood in opposition to the prevailing Mannerism of late 16th century Italian painting. After studying art under his uncle in Parma, Annibale Carracci first worked in Venice and Bologna.
	In the early 1580’s, the Carracci brothers founded the Accademia degli Incamminati (Academy of the Progressives) in Bologna. They laid special emphasis upon drawing from life and clear draughtsmanship which became associated with the artists of the Bolognese School.
	Around 1600 Annibale Carracci was invited to Rome by Cardinal Odoardo Farnese to decorate the Farnese Palace. During the next four years some of his most famous frescoes were created there. Regarded as a master of both figure and landscape painting, Annibale Carracci directly influenced such artists as Domenichino, Claude Lorrain and Poussin.
	Head of a Man 'In His Majesty's Collection': An original soft ground etching and stipple engraving by George Sigmund Facius, "Head of a Man 'In His Majesty's Collection'" is a large and impressive example of late 18th & early 19th printmaking techniques. The artist, George Sigmund Facius, (also spelt Georg), has employed both soft ground etching and stippling to create a portrait of graceful line and tone. This engraving is based upon a drawing created by the 16th century Bolognese painter, Annibale Carracci, and created by George Sigmund Facius in 1807 for John Chamberlaine's important set of engravings based upon drawings in the Royal Collection entitled, "Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale, Agostino and Ludovico Carracci, in his Majesty's Collection". Bearing the text, "From the Original drawing by 'Annibale Carracci.", "Engrav'd by G. S. Facius", "In His Majesty's Collection", and the publication line, "Published as the Act directs May 7.1807. by J. Chamberlaine. Scotland Yard." in the lower margin, and the plate number "PL. XI." in the upper right corner. The image depicts the portrait of a young man in profile, facing left. "Head of a Man" is a striking, original example of the British art of Georg Sigmund Facius, and the designs of Annibale Carracci.
	John Chamberlaine (British, c. 1745 - 1812): In February, 1791, John Chamberlaine (London, 1745 - 1812) was appointed Keeper of Drawings and Medals to the King. As curator to his Majesty's Collection, Chamberlaine's greatest achievement was to publish engravings and etchings based upon these famous old master acquisitions. Between March, 1792 and February, 1800, John Chamberlaine published eighty-four stipple engravings based upon Holbein's portrait drawings. All but four of these engravings were created by Francesco Bartolozzi, who held the title of, 'Historical Engraver to his Majesty'.
	In 1796, John Chamberlaine initiated another important set of engravings based upon drawings in the Royal Collection, entitled, "Imitations of Original Designs by Leonardo da Vinci". The engravers for this series were Francesco Bartolozzi and his followers. The following year, John Chamberlaine began his final set under the title of, "Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale, Agostino and Ludovico Carracci, in his Majesty's Collection". In the following years this last set was expanded to include engravings based upon the designs of other old masters, such as, Raphael 'Raffaello Santi', Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonaroti, Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, Leonardo da Vinci, Giovanni Antonio Canal 'Canaletto' and other major artist. For this opus, John Chamberlaine commissioned such leading engravers as Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815), Luigi Schiavonetti (1765 - 1810), Frederick Christian Lewis (1779 - 1856), Peltro William Tomkins (1760 - 1840) and others to worked upon this project.
	The engravings for the 1796 "Imitations of Original Designs by Leonardo da Vinci" and the 1797 "Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale, Agostino and Ludovico Carracci, in his Majesty's Collection", were both completed in 1812. At this point John Chamberlaine combined the two sets under the general title of "Original Designs of the Most Celebrated Masters of the Bolognese, Roman Florentine and Venetian Schools". Taking eighteen years to complete, the entire series consisted of sixty-six plates, with the exception of a few sets which contained additional plates (not listed in the index), and bearing the publication date of 1795 or 1796. In order to simulate varying drawing methods, the artists used a wide ranging array of printmaking techniques such as stippling, soft ground etching and aquatinting, often employing either separately printed color plates or hand-coloring. As a result, some of the most complex and technically accomplished etchings and engravings of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries are found within this scarce and monumental collection. Head of a Man 'In His Majesty's Collection' (Portrait of a Young Man Facing Left) hails from John Chamberlaine's edition entitled, Original Designs of the Most Celebrated Masters of the Bolognese, Roman Florentine and Venetian Schools.
Size:	18 X 12 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $895.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as created by George Sigmund Facius in 1807 for John Chamberlaine's important set of engravings based upon drawings in the Royal Collection entitled, "Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale, Agostino and Ludovico Carracci, in his Majesty's Collection". Bearing the text, "From the Original drawing by 'Annibale Carracci.", "Engrav'd by G. S. Facius", "In His Majesty's Collection", and the publication line, "Published as the Act directs May 7.1807. by J. Chamberlaine. Scotland Yard." in the lower margin, and the plate number "PL. XI." in the upper right corner. Containing slight, overall foxing else a strongly printed impression and in good condition throughout. Annibale Carracci's "Head of a Man" represents a superb, original example of early nineteenth century printmaking.
Subject:	George Sigmund Facius, Georg Sigmund Facius, Annibale Carracci, Head of a Man, portrait of a young man facing left, original soft ground etching and stipple engraving, 16th century Italian painting, late eighteenth/ early nineteenth printmaking techniques, John Boydell.
Important Information:	The artist biographies, research and or information pertaining to all the original works of art posted on our pages has been written and designed by Greg & Connie Peters exclusively for our site, (www.artoftheprint.com). Please visit us regularly to view the latest artworks offered for sale. We will soon be posting an update of our most recent research and include the biographical and historical information pertaining to our next collection of original works of art created by artists throughout the centuries. We hope you found the information you were looking for and that it has been beneficial. Our Gallery, (Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com) guarantees the authenticity of every work of art we sell 100%. Full documentation and certification is provided. We offer a wide selection of international fine art dating from the early Renaissance to the contemporary art period.

George Sigmund Facius & Annibale Carracci

Head of a Man 'In His Majesty's Collection' (Portrait of a Young Man Facing Left)