Portret van Dirk Langendijk
Joannes Bemme
c. 1805
Medium
etching
Dimensions
185; 175
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Dirk Langijk" is a delicate etching by Dutch printmaker Joannes Bemme created around 1805. Measuring just 185mm by 175mm, this intimate portrait captures the likeness of Dirk Langendijk likely a notable figure from Dutch cultural circles, rendered with Bemme's precise line work characteristic of early 19th Netherlandish printmaking. Bemme, active during the Napoleonic era, specialized in reproductive engravings and portraits, the Rococo finesse of the 18th century with emerging Romantic sensibilities. Etching, the chosen medium, involves coating a metal plate with acid-resistant ...