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Steffan Wolters

Jan Verkolje I after Sir Godfrey Kneller

1684

Steffan Wolters by Jan Verkolje I after Sir Godfrey Kneller

Medium

mezzotint on laid paper

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

2000.30.3

Art Historical Context

Behold *Steffan Wolters a striking 1684 mezzotint on laid paper by Dutch engraver Jan Verkol I, faithfully reproducing a portrait by the renowned English court painter Sir Godfrey Kneller. Created during the late Baroque era, this print the elegance of 17th-century portraiture likely depicting the sitter in a formal pose that reflects the grandeur of European aristocracy under monarchs like Charles II. Mezzotint, a revolutionary technique perfected in the Netherlands and England around this time, allowed Verkolje to achieve velvety blacks and subtle tonal gradations that mimicked oil painting...

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