Portret van Willem van Heemskerk
Medium
paper
Dimensions
137; 197
About this artwork
height 197 mm x width 137 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Willem van Heemsk** is a delicate portrait engraving created by Dutch artist Abraham Bloteling in 1687. Bloteling, a skilled engraver active during the Golden Age, specialized in intricate prints that captured the likenesses of notable figures with remarkable precision. This work depicts Willem van Heemskerk, likely a prominent individual from the era—possibly connected to the Netherlands' seafaring or civic elite—rendered in a modest format of 197 mm high by 137 mm wide on paper. The choice of paper as a medium underscores the artwork's role in the burgeoning print culture of 1...
About the Artist
Abraham Bloteling · 1640–1690
Comment on works: portraits; painter, engraver