Portret van Mary Messchert
Albert Newsam
1833 - 1864
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
430; 327
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 430 mm x breedte 327 mm
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Mary Messert" is a striking lithograph portrait by Albert Newsam, created sometime between 1833 and1864. Newsam, a pioneering American lithographer active in, specialized in detailed likenesses that brought the faces of prominent figures to life through print. This work captures the subject, Mary Messchert, in a format measuring 430 mm high by 327 mm wide—generous dimensions for a lithograph sheet, allowing for intricate facial features and expressive posture that invite close viewing. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized 19th-century art by enabling high-quality reproduc...