the contemporary hierarchy of genres, except that self-portraits come first, followed by biblical subjects, then subjects of saints, allegories, and so on. In his lifetime, Bartsch executed over 500 plates from his own designs and from those of other masters. Many are attractive but he is not a major artist. His term peintre-graveur or painter-engraver is also still in use to distinguish original from reproductive printmakers, especially in the period of the old master print (to about 1830). References Dossi, Barbara; Albertina, The History of the Collection and its Masterpieces, Prestel, 1999, External links About the ARTstor Illustrated Bartsch (on a subscription-only site Austrian printmakers Writers from Vienna Austrian etchers Austrian knights Austrian male writers 1757 births 1821 deaths Artist authors Rembrandt scholars