Comparison between the r-band isophotes of NGC  4414 (black) and the MGE surface brightness model (red) from the combination of the HST F606W and the SDSS r-band image. The upper panel shows a wide-field view with isophotes from the SDSS r-band image, the lower panel shows a magnification to the central 4 × 4″ region based on the HST F606W isophotes. Foreground stars and strong dust patterns were masked during the MGE fit. The upper panel is orientated such that north is at the top and east is on the left of the image, the lower panel is orientated as in Fig. 1.