Portrait of a poet
Object type: Portrait
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Swiss
Artist: Johann Valentin Sonnenschein
Artist bio: Swiss (born Germany), 1749–1828
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Swiss, born Germany
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm);
Framed (confirmed): 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of William Rieder, in honor of Ian Wardropper, 2011
Accession year: 2011
Tags: Men|Portraits|Poets