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A rectangular, ornate frame containing an oval-shaped portrait of a man, identified in the text as Immanuel Kant. He is depicted from the chest up, facing slightly right but looking toward the viewer. He has light-colored hair styled in curls around his ears, and he is wearing a dark, high-collared coat over a white cravat. In his right hand, he holds what appears to be a small book or folded papers. The portrait is executed in a stippled or etched style.
original: "Jmmanuel Kant geb. d. 22ten April 1724 / wohnte bei Buchh: Kanter von 1766 bis 1769 / wurde für dessen Laden gemalt im August 1768 / vom Portraitmaler Becker starb 1804 den 12ten Februar."