H. Laurentius
1738
Medium
etching
Dimensions
91; 121
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**H. Laurentius** a delicate etching by Simon Fokke, a Dutch engraver and draftsman active in the 18th. Created in 1738, this small-scale work measures just 121 mm high by 91 mm wide, exemplifying the intimate format popular for portrait prints during theoco era. Fokke trained in Amsterdam and influenced by French Rococo elegance, was renowned for his reproductive engravings and book illustrations, capturing subjects with fluid lines and subtle tonal gradations. Etching, Fokke's favored medium here, involves coating a metal plate with acid-resistant ground, scratching designs into it, and imm...
About the Artist
Simon Fokke · 1712–1784
Comment on works: Draugstman; Portrait