Portret van Jean Hamon
François Jacques Dequevauviller
1793 - 1848
Medium
steel engraving
Dimensions
153; 224
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Jean Hamon is a refined steel engraving by François Jacquesquevauviller, a French engraver active in the early 19th (1793–1848). during a transformative era spanning the Napoleonic Wars and the July Monarchy, this portrait Jean Hamon, likely a notable figure of the time, in a precise and dignified manner typical of period portraiture. Such engravings served as accessible reproductions, disseminating images of intellectuals, professionals, or public servants through books, albums, and personal collections. The medium—steel engraving—marks a technological leap from traditional cop...