Portret van Johan Friedrich Röhr
1828 - 1853
Medium
steel engraving
Dimensions
100; 149
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Johan Friedrichhr" is a delicate steel engraving by the German artist Karl Barth, created between 1828 and1853. Measuring just 149 mm high by 100 mm wide, intimate portrait captures the likeness of Johan Friedrich Röhr, a notable19th-century composer and of German-Danish origin. Barth, known for his precise reproductive engravings, renders Röhr with fine detail, highlighting the subject's dignified expression and period attire—hallmarks of Romantic-era portraiture that celebrated cultural figures. Steel engraving, a innovative medium of the early 19th century, marked a shift from...
About the Artist
Karl Barth · 1787–1853
Karl Barth (also known as Carl Barth or Johann Carl Barth, 1787–1853) was a versatile German artist who worked as a copperplate engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and portrait engraver during the late eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. Born in Eisfeld in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and dying in Kassel, Barth exemplified the multi-talented artist-craftsman of the Roman...