Portret van Heinrich Wurtzer
Johann Georg Mentzel
1687 - 1743
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
182; 136
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 182 mm x breedte 136 mm
Art Historical Context
### Portrait of Heinrich Wurtzer Created by the German engraver Johann Georg Mentzel (active ca. 1687–1743), *Portret van Heinrich Wurtzer* is a delicate engraving measuring just 182 mm high by 136 mm wide. This intimate portrait captures the likeness of Heinrich Wurtzer, likely a figure of note in 17th- or early 18th-century Europe, preserved through the meticulous art of printmaking. Mentzel, known for his skilled reproductive engravings, contributed to the dissemination of portraits during the Baroque era, when such works served as affordable memorials to scholars, patrons, or professional...