Portret van Lodewijk XVI, koning van Frankrijk
1786
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
93; 35; 100; 148
About this artwork
height 148 mm x width 100 mm x height 35 mm x width 93 mm
Art Historical Context
This engraving by Rienk Jelgerhuis captures formal portrait of Louis XVI King of France, three years before the outbreak the French Revolution. in 1786, work reflects a moment of relative stability in the French monarchy, when royal imagery was still widely produced to convey authority and continuity. The modest scale—148 by 100 millimeters—suggests it was intended as a portable print, likely for private collectors or as an illustration in books and periodicals. As an engraving, the medium allowed for precise line work and wide distribution, making royal likenesses accessible beyond court cir...
About the Artist
Rienk Jelgerhuis · 1729–1806
Rienk Jelgerhuis (1729–1806) was a prolific Dutch portrait painter, engraver, and draftsman whose extraordinary productivity—producing no fewer than 7,763 documented portraits during his career—made him one of the most industrious portraitists of the eighteenth-century Netherlands. Born in the Frisian capital of Leeuwarden and dying in Amsterdam, Jelgerhuis built his reputation as an itinerant por...