"Self Portrait in Profile" by Robert Frederick Blum, Amer., (1857-1903) Engraving with subtle modulations of value

with subtle modulations of value and a remarkable quality of light on form

A romantic

a white gouache or ink stain in image at lower left corner

but fortunately print scholar Janet Flint recognized and kindly shared his identity with me

relates strongly to Barrer's other mature paintings

"Self Portrait in Profile" by Robert Frederick Blum, Amer., (1857-1903) Engraving with subtle modulations of valueDrypoint, 1883, ed. unknown, 7 15 16 x 5 15 16, signed and dated in the plate, on cream wove paper watermarked umbria Italia with a crown. A fine self portrait rendering in an impression rich with burr. Traces of another head study are visible inverted below.