Lantaarn

About this artwork

plaatrand: breedte 101 mm x hoogte 73 mm

Art Historical Context

**Lantaarn** by Jacobus Ludovicus Cor is a delicate etching produced between 1825 and 1882, measuring just 101 mm wide by 73 mm high. This intimate scale invites close viewing, characteristic of 19th-century printmaking brought fine art into homes and collections. The title, Dutch for "lantern," at a scene centered on this everyday object, evoking the warm glow of illumination in a pre-electric era. Etching, Cornet's chosen medium, showcases masterful technical skill. The artist would coat a metal plate with an acid-resistant ground, scratch lines through it to expose the metal, then immerse ...

About the Artist

Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet · 1815–1882

Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet (1815–1882) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and museum curator whose career bridged artistic practice and cultural preservation. Born in Leiden in 1815, Cornet devoted his life to documenting Dutch history and culture through his paintings and drawings while simultaneously working to preserve the nation's artistic heritage as head of Leiden's Prentenkabinet (Prints Cabin...