Portret van W.D. von Troelsch
J. Muller
1700 - 1799
Medium
etching
Dimensions
89; 115
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
"Portret van W.D. von Troetsch" is a delicate etching by J. Muller, created sometime between 1700 1799. This portrait captures the likeness of.D. von Troetsch, likely a figure of note in 18th-century European society rendered in a compact format of 115 mm by 89 mm wide. Etchings like this were prized during the Enlightenment era for their precision and affordability, allowing artists to produce multiple detailed impressions from a single copper plate. Muller's work exemplifies the technical finesse of intaglio printing, where acid bites into the metal to create fine lines that hold ink, yieldi...