Portret van Gerard Hoet

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

This delicate portrait, rendered paper by the Dutch artistert Schouman captures Gerard Hoet with intimacy. Measuring just 155 by 100 millimeters, the work likely served as a preparatory study or personal keepsake rather than a formal commission. Schouman, active throughout the eighteenth century, was renowned for his precise draftsmanship and fluid handling of watercolor and ink, often blending portraiture with natural-history subjects in the refined tradition of Dutch Golden Age drawing. Created between 1768 and 1792, during the artist’s mature years the sheet reflects the period’s taste for...

About the Artist

Aert Schouman · 1710–1792

Comment on works: Portraits; Interiors; Landscapes; Still life