Portret van een onbekende man
Heinrich Meyer
1812 - 1877
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
88; 92
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of an Unknown Man** *Heinrich Meyer, engraving circa 19th centuryartist's life: 18121877), 92 × 88 mmStep into the intimate world of19th-century portraiture Heinrich Meyer's delicate engraving *Portret van eenbekende man* (Portrait of an Unknown). This petite print, no larger than a postcard, captures the refined features of its nameless subject through Meyer's masterful line work. As a skilled German engraver, Meyer specialized in intricate reproductions, often translating paintings into accessible prints that brought elite imagery to wider audiences during the Romantic era. Eng...