Portret van een man met arm voor zijn borst 1820

This is a portrait of a man, drawn in the style of an etching, by the French artist David-Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville. The work, "Portret van een man met arm voor zijn borst", features a man looking down, his arm crossed in front of his chest. The image highlights the artist’s use of fine lines to create a sense of depth and shadow, characteristic of his work from around 1820. This etching, housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a testament to the artist’s mastery of portraiture and his ability to capture the subtle nuances of human emotion.