Portret van een vrouw
Izaak Schmidt
1770 - 1810
Medium
parchment (animal material)
Dimensions
18; 14
About this artwork
hoogte 18 cm (dagmaat) x breedte 14 cm (dagmaat; ovaal)
About the Artist
Izaak Schmidt · 1740–1818
In 1759 co-founder of the Amsterdam Stads-Teekenakademie, of which he was in the executive committee until his death. Co-founded a wallpaper-workshop with Jurriaan Andriessen (1742-1819). Gave up painting in 1772 to concentrate on his work as an art teacher. Van Eijnden/ Van der Willigen speak of him as a "geacht kunstkenner" [esteemed connoisseur].