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150 Years
of Print Collecting at the Smithsonian
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J. E. Haid, 1739-1809
after J. J. Mettenleiter, 1750-1825
Jacque Mettenleiter Painter
and Jean Elie Haid Engraver
Mezzotint, 1784
Holman Collection
Museum purchase, 1978
The contemplative appeal of a print collection is evident in this dual portrait. It also
represents the close relationship forged between the painter (Mettenleiter) and the
engraver (Haid) who interpreted his work for a wider audience.
Boston print dealer Louis Holman (1866-1939) assembled an important collection of
printmakers' portraits. The Museum purchased a number of these portraits from
Holman's stock and received other examples from it through the generosity of William
Greenbaum.
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