Portret van Samuel Seelandt Possibly 1757 - 1802

This engraving by Johann Christian Gottfried Fritzsch depicts Samuel Seelandt, a deacon of St. Nicolai in Hamburg. The artwork is a portrait, a genre focused on representing a person's likeness. Fritzsch uses fine lines to render details of Seelandt's face, clothing, and the background, giving the engraving a realistic and formal quality. This artwork, dated between 1757 and 1802, is held in the Rijksmuseum.