Portret van Paulus van der Ven
Jan Willem Caspari
1789 - 1822
Medium
etching
Dimensions
153; 122
About this artwork
Portret in ronde lijst van Paulus van der Ven, predikant te Monnickendam. Buste naar rechts. Van der Ven heeft een zwarte toga aan met een witte bef.
About the Artist
Jan Willem Caspari · 1779–1859
Jan Willem Caspari (1779–1822) was a Dutch painter, engraver, and draftsman working in Amsterdam during the early nineteenth century, a period of political upheaval and artistic transition in the Netherlands. Though historical records contain some confusion regarding his dates—with some sources listing 1859 as a death year—the weight of evidence suggests he died in 1822 at the relatively young age...