Antique Print-PORTRAIT-DIONYS-VAN-NIJMEGEN-PAINTER-Ditmar-Van Nijmegen-1792

Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 21.1 x 29.8 cm (8.31 x 11.73 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 25.6 cm. (6.89 x 10.08 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Remains of paper at top rear corners. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

DIONYS VAN NIJMEGEN, SELF PORTRAIT, PORTRAIT PRINT, DUTCH ARTIST, PAINTER, OVAL FRAME, PAINTER’S TOOLS, PALETTE, BRUSHES, JAN JONAS DITMAR, DUTCH ENGRAVING, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PORTRAIT | PCO-E31-17

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Amsterdam. Engraved by Jan Jonas Ditmar after a self-portrait by Dionys van Nijmegen dated 1775.

Reference: Rijksmuseum, RP-P-1907-333; Collectie Rijksmuseum 2(2).

Biography engraver: Jan Jonas Ditmar (1741-1793) was a Dutch engraver and etcher active in Amsterdam. He produced portraits, book illustrations and reproductive prints after works by contemporary Dutch artists. His finely executed portrait engravings are representative of late eighteenth-century Dutch printmaking.

Biography artist: Dionys van Nijmegen (1705-1798) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and decorative artist from Rotterdam. He became known for wall paintings, decorative schemes and portraits. He belonged to a prominent family of artists and remained active throughout most of the eighteenth century.