Portret van James Low
George Kockers
1798
Medium
stipple engraving
Dimensions
171; 225
About this artwork
stippelgravure en ets; proefdruk
Art Historical Context
"Portret van James Low" is a delicate stipple engraving created by Dutch artist George Kockers in 1798, capturing the likeness of its namesake subject during the late Enlightenment era. Measuring a modest 225 mm by 171 mm, this intimate portrait reflects the period's fascination with individual character studies, often produced as affordable prints for collectors and the emerging middle class in the Netherlands amid the Batavian Republic's cultural shifts. Kockers employed stipple engraving—a technique using fine dots to build subtle tones and textures—combined with etching, as noted in its "...