Portrait

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Portrait

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.179

Description

A portrait of a man. Front and slightly 3/4 view of face. With Rembrandt lighting. Use of fluid hatching and crosshatching.

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Angelo Jank

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Artist

Date made

1920

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Inscription

Location

lower right below plate

Transcription

Janck[?] 15 (4-20)

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

lower recto

Transcription

64. Tank[?], Orig. Rad.

Language

German

Translation

64. Tank[?], Original Etching

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

13 in

Width

9-5/8 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries