Portret van Christian Gottlieb Buder
Heinrich Meyer
1823
Medium
stipple engraving
Dimensions
152; 230
About this artwork
stippelgravure
Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant *Portret van Christian Gottlieb Buder*, stipple engraving crafted by Heinrich Meyer in 3. Measuring a modest 230mm by 152mm, this intimate portrait captures the likeness of its subject with remarkable finesse, reflecting the early 19th-century fascination with precise, reproducible imagery. Meyer, a skilled engraver, employs the stipple technique—known in Dutch as *stippelgravure*—to render subtle tones and textures through a constellation of fine dots, creating a soft, painterly effect that rivals traditional painting. Stipple engraving flourished in the late 18th and earl...