Portret van Johan George van Brandenburg
Matthäus Merian (I)
1603 - 1650
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
68; 56
About this artwork
height 68 mm x width 56 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold this delicate engraving, *Portret van Johan George van*, crafted by the masterful Matthäus Merian (), a Swiss-born engraver and publisher active from around 1603 to 1650. Merian, often called the Elder to distinguish him from his talented family, was a cornerstone of 17th-century European printmaking, renowned for his maps, landscapes, and portraits that captured the era's nobility with remarkable precision. This intimate portrait, measuring just mm high by 56 mm wide, exemplifies his skill in miniature formats, likely intended for collectors' albums, books, or personal cabinets of cur...