Portret van Gerhardus de Haas

About this artwork

width 235 mm

Art Historical Context

This engraving, titled *Portret van Gerhardus de Haas*, was created around 1806 by Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler. Rendered in the precise lines of the engraving medium, the work measures 348 by 235 millimeters, a size well suited for framing and display. Such prints were popular in the early nineteenth century for preserving the likenesses of notable individuals. Engraving allowed artists to produce multiple impressions from a single copper plate, extending the reach of portraiture beyond painted originals. Bierweiler’s technique captures subtle textures and shading, lending the subject a di...

About the Artist

Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler · 1783–1831

Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler (1783–1831) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and publisher active in Amsterdam during the early nineteenth century. Born in Amsterdam in 1783 and dying in the same city in 1831 at age 48, Bierweiler pursued a multifaceted artistic career that encompassed painting, printmaking in both mezzotint and etching techniques, and publishing his own prints. His wo...