Portret van Hendrik Nieuhoff

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 135 mm x breedte 82 mm

Art Historical Context

**Portret van Hendrik Nieu** Step into the refined world of 17th-century Dutch portraiture with *Portret van Hendrik Nieu*, an exquisite engraving by Theodorus Nieuhoff created between 1670 and 1690. Measuring a compact 135 mm in height by 82 mm width—precisely matching the plate border—this intimate work captures the essence of its subject in a medium that defined the era's graphic arts. Nieuhoff, a skilled Dutch engraver, employed the meticulous technique of incising lines into a metal plate, inking it, and pressing paper to produce sharp, detailed reproductions ideal for books, collections...