Title: Portrait of a poet
Object type: Portrait
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Artist:  Johann Valentin Sonnenschein 
Artist bio: Swiss (born Germany), 1749–1828
Artist nationality: Swiss, born Germany
Artist role: Maker
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
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Portraits, term: Poets