Portret van Johann Tobias Mayer
A. Burckhardt
1799 - c. 1850
Medium
paper
Dimensions
142; 86
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 142 mm x breedte 86 mm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to *Portret van Johann Tobias*, a refined portrait by the artist A. Burck, crafted between 1799 and 1850. Measuring a modest 142 mm in height by 86 mm in width paper, this intimate work exemplifies the era's fascination with precise, personal likenesses. The notation of "plaatrand" ( edge) suggests it is a print, likely derived from an engraved or etched plate, a technique popular in the late Enlightenment and early Romantic periods for reproducing portraits affordably in books, journals, or private collections. Johann Tobias Mayer, the subject, was a figure worthy of commemoration, a...