Portret van Willem Hendrik Thorbecke
Medium
etching
Dimensions
250; 423
About this artwork
height 423 mm x width 250 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Willem Hendrik Thorbecke** is a striking etching by Dutch artist Frederik Christiaan Bier, created in 1841. 423 mm in height by 250 mm in width this substantial print captures the likeness of its sitter in meticulous detail, characteristic of 19th-centuryure. Bierweiler, known for his work in printmaking, employs the etching medium to produce a refined, reproducible image suited for distribution among admirers or collectors. Etching, a technique where acid bites into a metal plate to form incised lines, allowed artists like Bierweiler to achieve fine tonal variations and express...
About the Artist
Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler · 1783–1831
Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler (1783–1831) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and publisher active in Amsterdam during the early nineteenth century. Born in Amsterdam in 1783 and dying in the same city in 1831 at age 48, Bierweiler pursued a multifaceted artistic career that encompassed painting, printmaking in both mezzotint and etching techniques, and publishing his own prints. His wo...