Portret van Georg Burckhard
Jakob Lederlein
1608
Medium
letterpress printing
Dimensions
131; 101
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
### Portrait of Georg Burckhard Jakob Lederlein Step into the intricate world of early 17th-century German printmaking with Jakob Lederlein's *Portret van Georg Burckhard*1608). This intimate portrait, measuring just 131 mm high by 101 mm wide, the likeness of its sitter through the precise technique of letterpress printing—a relief method where inked raised surfaces transfer directly to paper, ideal for producing detailed images in small editions. Lederlein, a Nuremberg-based engraver active during the late Renaissance, specialized in such modest yet evocative portraits, blending sharp line ...