Portret van Johann Dietrich
Elias Nessenthaler
1674 - 1714
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
123; 146
About this artwork
height 146 mm x width 123 mm
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *Portret van Johann Dietrich*, was created by artist Elias Nessenthaler between 1674 and 1714. The work captures the likeness of its subject in a compact format measuring just 146 by 123 millimeters, suggesting it may have been intended for inclusion in a book, album, or private collection. As a portrait, it reflects the era’s interest in commemorating individuals through reproducible prints that could reach wider audiences than unique paintings. Engraving, the medium employed here, was a precise and labor-intensive technique popular in the late seventeenth and early ei...