Portret van Henricus Oort
Medium
etching
Dimensions
195; 250
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2166
About the Artist
Jan Willem Caspari · 1779–1859
Jan Willem Caspari (1779–1822) was a Dutch painter, engraver, and draftsman working in Amsterdam during the early nineteenth century, a period of political upheaval and artistic transition in the Netherlands. Though historical records contain some confusion regarding his dates—with some sources listing 1859 as a death year—the weight of evidence suggests he died in 1822 at the relatively young age...