Zittende man met hoed, ten halven lijve van achteren gezien

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hoogte 229 mm x breedte 184 mm

Art Historical Context

**Zittende man met hoed, ten halven lij van achteren gezien***Hermanus van Brussel,1773–1815, paper, 229 × 184 mm* This intimate drawing by Dutch artist Hermanus van captures a seated man with hat, viewed half-length from behind. Rendered on paper in the late 18th early 19th century it exemplifies the period's focus on everyday portraiture and figure studies. Van Brussel, a lesser-known but skilled draughtsman from Netherlands, worked during a time when Dutch art transitioned from the Golden Age's grandeur to more personal, Enlightenment-era sketches. The modest dimensions—about the size of a...

About the Artist

Hermanus van Brussel · 1763–1815

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