Portret van Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm
Medium
etching
Dimensions
103; 80
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
This intimate etching, created in 1815 by Ludwig Emil Grimm, captures a portrait of his elder brother Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm. Measuring just 103 by 80 millimeters, the small scale suggests it may have been intended as a personal keepsake or for inclusion in printed volumes. Etching, with its capacity for fine, expressive lines, was a favored medium among early 19th-century European artists for reproducing nuanced likenesses that could reach wider audiences through printmaking. The work holds particular historical resonance as it depicts Jacob during the formative years when he and his brothe...
About the Artist
Ludwig Emil Grimm · 1790–1863
Comment on works: engraver