Portret van Gerard Dou

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

**Portret van Gerard Dou** is a delicate etching created in 1851 by Dutch artist Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet (1796–1884), a skilled engraver renowned for his precise reproductive prints. This intimate portrait honors Gerard Dou (1613–1675), the celebrated Leiden fijnschilder—a master the Dutch Golden Age known for his meticulous, jewel-like genre scenes and trompe-l'œil effects. Produced over two centuries after Dou's lifetime, Cornet's work reflects the 19th-century fascination with Northern Renaissance and Baroque masters, serving as both homage and scholarly reproduction. Etching, Cornet's ch...

About the Artist

Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet · 1815–1882

Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet (1815–1882) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and museum curator whose career bridged artistic practice and cultural preservation. Born in Leiden in 1815, Cornet devoted his life to documenting Dutch history and culture through his paintings and drawings while simultaneously working to preserve the nation's artistic heritage as head of Leiden's Prentenkabinet (Prints Cabin...