Portret van Johann Wilhelm Baur

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

This delicate etching, created in 1662 by the Flemish printmaker Joannes Meyssens, captures a portrait of Johann Wilhelm Baur, a noted German engraver and draftsman active during the Baroque era. Measuring just 161 by 112 millimeters, the small-scale work exemplifies the intimate nature of 17th-century portrait prints, which often served as frontispieces or commemorative images celebrating fellow artists within European creative circles. Meyssens, renowned for his engraved portraits of painters, sculptors, and printmakers, employed etching techniques to achieve fine lines and subtle tonal var...