Portret van een onbekende man 1785 - 1829

"Portret van een onbekende man" is a miniature portrait of an unidentified man, painted by Hendrik Willem Caspari between 1785 and 1829. The painting, currently located in the Rijksmuseum, is a small, intimate portrayal of a young man in a dark jacket, standing against a neutral brown background. Caspari, a renowned Dutch artist known for his miniature portraiture, has captured the subject’s likeness with remarkable detail and expressiveness, despite the small scale of the work. The man's piercing blue eyes and subtle expression hint at his character and personality, inviting viewers to wonder about his identity and story.