Vrouw met twee kinderen

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plaatrand: hoogte 164 mm x breedte 123 mm

Art Historical Context

**Vrouw met twee kinderen (Woman with Two Children)***Jacob Hoolaart, 1723–1789* *Engraving on paper, plate mark: 164 123 mm* Jacob Hoolaart, a skilled Dutch engraver active in18th-century Amsterdam, a tender domestic moment in *Vrouw met twee kinderen This intimate print depicts a woman tenderly surrounded by her two young children, evoking the era's growing fascination with family life and everyday affection. Hoolaart's work often reproduced compositions by leading painters, blending technical precision with emotional warmth in the waning years of the Dutch Golden Age. Rendered on paper with a modest plate mark of 164 × 123 mm, the piece exemplifies the fine art of engraving—a labor-intensive technique where Hoolaart meticulously incised lines into a metal plate, inking and pressing it to create rich tonal contrasts and delicate details. Such small-scale prints were highly collectible, making art accessible to middle-class homes and reflecting Enlightenment ideals of domestic virtue. This artwork highlights the cultural shift toward sentimental genre scenes in the Netherlands, bridging Baroque grandeur with emerging Rococo intimacy. Visitors will appreciate its subtle storytelling, inviting reflection on timeless bonds of motherhood.

About the Artist

Jacob Hoolaart · 1713–1789

Jacob Hoolaart (1713–1789) was a Dutch engraver from Dordrecht whose career spanned much of the eighteenth century, working in the tradition of reproductive engraving that remained vital in the Netherlands long after the Dutch Golden Age. Known also by variant spellings including Hoolaert, Holaert, Holaart, and Holart, Hoolaart created etchings on paper that reproduced works by earlier Dutch and F...