Portret van Georg Wagner
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
199; 306
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 306 mm x breedte 199 mm
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Georg Wagner" is a striking 17th-century engraving by Dutch artist Antony van der Does, created in 1646. Measuring 306 mm high by 199 mm wide ( size), this portrait captures the likeness of Georg Wagner, likely a notable figure of the era, rendered with the precision characteristic of Dutch Golden Age print. Van der Does, skilled engraver, specialized in such intimate portraits, which served as affordable reproductions of prominent individuals for a growing middle-class audience. Engraving, the medium here, involved incising fine lines into a copper plate with a burin, inking it,...
About the Artist
Antony van der Does · 1609–1680
Flemish, 1609–1680