Abraham Heydan
n.d.
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 32.3 × 23 cm (12 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 33.7 × 24.8 cm (13 5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
109073
Art Historical Context
Jonas Suyderhoef’s engraving “Abraham Heydan” offers a fine example of the printmaker’s art preserved in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Prints and Drawings collection. Executed on ivory laid paper, the plate measures 32.3 by 23 centimeters and captures its subject with the crisp, incised lines characteristic of the engraving technique. Though undated, the work demonstrates how this medium allowed artists to translate portraits and figurative subjects into durable, reproducible images. Engraving held particular importance for sharing likenesses and compositions beyond a single location. By car...
About the Artist
Jonas Suyderhoef · 1613–1686
Comment on works: Engraver; Draftsman; Painter; Reproductions