Portret van Gerbrand van Leeuwen
Pieter van der Plas (II)
1687 - 1708
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
251; 184
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *Portret van Gerbrand van Leeuwen*, was created by the Dutch artist Pieter van der Plas (II) between 1687 and 1708. Measuring 251 by 184 millimeters, the print exemplifies the refined portraiture popular in the Netherlands during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Van der Plas worked in a period when engraving had become an essential medium for capturing the likenesses of notable individuals, allowing images to circulate widely among collectors and scholars. Engraving offered artists precise control over line and tone, enabling subtle modeling of faces...