Lodewijk de Dieu
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8090
Art Historical Context
Discover the elegant portrait engraving *Lodewijk de Dieu created around 1642 by Dutch printmaker Jonas Suyderef after an original by Pieter Dubord. This work captures the poised likeness of its sitter—likely a notable figure of the era—during the Dutch Golden Age, a time when portraiture flourished amid prosperity and cultural exchange in the Netherlands. Suyderhoef, renowned for his reproductive engravings, skillfully translated Dubordieu's painting into print, preserving the subject's refined features and attire for wider audiences. As an engraving, this piece exemplifies a pivotal 17th-ce...