Portret van een onbekende man 1779

"Portret van een onbekende man" (Portrait of an Unknown Man), created in 1779 by Johann Heinrich Lips (1758-1817), is a small-scale etching held in the Rijksmuseum. The etching depicts a man in profile, his face turned towards the right. He wears a powdered wig, a ruffled shirt, and a dark coat. Lips's etching is an example of 18th-century portraiture, with its focus on realism and detail. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner. Despite the identity of the sitter remaining unknown, the artwork offers a glimpse into the fashion and portrait conventions of the era.