Portret van Johann Friedrich Weidler by Johann Georg Mentzel

Portret van Johann Friedrich Weidler 1687 - 1743

johanngeorgmentzel

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

ink paper printed

pencil sketch

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

sketchbook drawing

pencil work

sketchbook art

"Portret van Johann Friedrich Weidler" is an engraving by Johann Georg Mentzel, created between 1687 and 1743. The artwork depicts Johann Friedrich Weidler, a German mathematician and professor at the University of Wittenberg. Weidler is shown in a three-quarter-length portrait, wearing a formal coat and wig, characteristic of the Baroque period. The engraving captures Weidler’s austere expression and scholarly demeanor.