Portret van een oude en een jonge vrouw
Johns
1790 - 1810
Medium
parchment (animal material)
Dimensions
10.6; 1; 12.2
About this artwork
signatuur: ‘Johns’
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Rijksmuseum's collection, *Portret van een oude een jonge vrouw* ( of an Old and a Woman) by the artist dates to between 1790 and 1810. This intimate miniature, measuring just 10.6 cm in diameter, depicts two women—one elderly, one youthful—in a tender, generational tableau. Signed simply "Johns," it exemplifies the personal portraiture popular in the late Enlightenment era, when such small-scale works served as cherished keepsakes for families separated by travel or circumstance. Crafted on parchment, a supple animal skin material rooted in medieval manuscript traditions, the ...