Zelfportret van Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar als officier

Zelfportret van Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar als officier by Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar

Medium

stipple engraving

Dimensions

52; 40

About this artwork

Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

About the Artist

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar · 17751837

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar (1775–1837) was a Dutch military officer and artist whose dual career exemplified the accomplished amateur tradition in European art. Born on September 16, 1775, in Eindhoven, Bagelaar first entered military service, eventually reaching the rank of colonel (overste), but early developed a strong interest in the fine arts. Though largely self-taught in etching, he acquired...

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