Portret van Dohlmann
Conrad Friedrich Merckel
1836 - 1880
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
98; 141
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 141 mm x breedte 98 mm
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Dohl" is a delicate engraving by Conrad Friedrich Merckel, sometime between 1836 and1880. This intimate portrait captures the likeness of its subject, Dohlmann in a compact format measuring 141 mm high by 98 mm wide—ideal for personal collections, albums, or illustrated publications of the era. Merckel, working in the 19th century, exemplifies the engravers who bridged the gap between painting and printmaking, making fine art accessible to a broader audience. Engraving, the medium here, involves meticulously incising lines into a metal plate with a burin, then inking and pressing...