Portret van Gerard Dou
Medium
etching
Dimensions
184; 131
About this artwork
onderschrift, recto linksonder, geschreven: ‘4ste proef’
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Gerard Dou** a delicate etching by Dutch artist Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet created in 1851. Measuring just 184 mm wide by 131 mm high, this intimate portrait honors Gerard Dou (1613–1675), the renowned master of the Dutch Golden Age and a leading fijnschilder—known for his exquisitely detailed, luminous genre scenes and portraits. Cornet, a skilled 19th-century engraver captures Dou's likeness with precision, reflecting a revival of interest in the Baroque-era masters during the Romantic period. Etching, Cornet's chosen medium, involves drawing acid-resistant lines on a metal plat...
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...