Wetenswaardigheden over de roodharigen
1787
Medium
paper
Dimensions
157; 222
About this artwork
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
Art Historical Context
**Wetenswaardigheden over deharigen** (translated as "Facts Worth Knowing about Redheads") is a charming anonymous work from 1787, created on paper and measuring a modest 222 × 157 mm. This compact piece, likely a printed broadsheet or illustrated pamphlet, captures the Enlightenment-era curiosity for human trivia and natural oddities. Acquired with support from the F.G Waller-Fonds, it graces collections that preserve such ephemera, offering a window into 18th-century popular knowledge. In an age of emerging scientific inquiry and physiognomy— the study of facial features and traits—works li...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...