De brief
Johannes Christiaan Bendorp
1776 - 1847
Medium
etching
Dimensions
92; 119
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso rechtsonder, gestempeld: Lugt 2760
Art Historical Context
**De brief (The Letter)** *Johannes Christiaan Bendorp1776–1847), etching, 119 × 92 mm* Johannes Christiaan Bendor, a Dutch artist active during the late Enlightenment and early Romantic periods, crafted this intimate etching titled *De brief* ("The Letter"). Produced in an era when printmaking flourished in the Netherlands, the work exemplifies the meticulous technique of etching, where acid etches intricate lines into a metal plate create fine, expressive details. At just 119 mm high by 92 mm wide, its small scale invites close viewing, typical of 18th- and 19th-century genre prints that ...