Portret van Johannes Heemskerk

About this artwork

Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds

Art Historical Context

This intimate brush drawing, titled *Portret van Johannes Heemskerk*, offers a personal glimpse into 18th-century Dutch portraiture. Created by Cornelis van Noorde between roughly 1741 and 1795, the work measures just 250 by 181 millimeters, suggesting it was intended as a private study or preparatory piece rather than a large formal commission. Van Noorde, active in Haarlem, was admired for his deft handling of brush and wash techniques that allowed for soft modeling and expressive detail on a small scale. The portrait reflects the Enlightenment-era interest in individual character and intel...

About the Artist

Cornelis van Noorde · 1731–1795

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