Portret van Anna Louisa Gertrude Bosboom-Toussaint
ca. 1860 - ca. 1886
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
228; 185
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant *Portret van Anna Louisa Bosboom-Toussaint an engraving by Dutch artist Petrus Johannes Arzen, created sometime between circa 1860 and 1886. This intimate portrait captures the likeness of Bosboom-Toussaint, celebrated 19th-century Dutch novelist for her historical fiction and contributions to Romantic literature. At 228 mm high by 185 mm wide, print's modest scale made it ideal for personal collections or illustrations in books, reflecting the era's growing fascination with literary celebrities. Engraving, Arendzen's chosen medium, exemplifies the precision of 19th-century...
About the Artist
Petrus Johannes Arendzen · 1855–1935
Petrus Johannes Arendzen (1846–1932) was a Dutch etcher, draughtsman, and painter who dedicated his career to creating reproductive etchings of Dutch paintings in English collections while living in England from 1873 onward. Born in Amsterdam in 1846, Arendzen married Epiphania, daughter of Johan Stracké, and left his native city to pursue a unique commission from the Dutch Government: to copy the...