Portret van boekverzamelaar Isaac Gosset c. 1800 - 1812

"Portret van boekverzamelaar Isaac Gosset" is an anonymous caricature depicting Isaac Gosset, a book collector, drawn between 1800 and 1812. The caricature depicts Gosset in a humorous, exaggerated way, sitting at a table with a quill and inkwell and books surrounding him. The text at the bottom of the image suggests that Gosset is selling copies of books, emphasizing the satirical nature of the caricature. This small-scale artwork, measuring only 136 mm in height and 112 mm in width, is a unique example of early 19th-century satirical portraiture.