Portret van Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 278 mm x breedte 218 mm

Art Historical Context

**Portret van Lieven Willemsz Coppenol** is a delicate etching by Pierre Filloeul, created in 1754. 278 mm in height and 218 mm width (plate mark), this intimate portrait captures the likeness of Lieven Willems van Coppenol, a prominent 17th-century Dutch writing master known for his calligraphy skills. Filloeul, an 18th-century engraver employed the etching technique—where acid etches intricate lines into a metal plate produce a finely detailed print, ideal for dissemination among collectors and scholars. Etchings like this one were pivotal in the Rococo era, bridging portraiture with the ri...