Inval van de Noormannen
1784
Medium
etching
Dimensions
174; 107
About this artwork
height 174 mm x width 107 mm
Art Historical Context
Created in 1784 by Dutch artist Simon Fokke, *Inval van de Noormannen* captures a dramatic moment from early medieval history through the delicate lines of an etching. Measuring just 174 by 107 millimeters, this small-scale print was likely intended as a book illustration or part of a historical series, allowing wider audiences to visualize dramatic events from the past. Fokke, active in Amsterdam throughout the eighteenth century, specialized in such narrative scenes rendered with precision and clarity. Etching, the medium employed here, involves using acid to bite lines into a metal plate, ...
About the Artist
Simon Fokke · 1712–1784
Comment on works: Draugstman; Portrait