Portret van Philipp Ludwig Wittwer 1790

This 1790 portrait etching by Leonhard Heinrich Hessell depicts Philipp Ludwig Wittwer in profile. The subject is shown wearing a powdered wig and a dark coat, with a white cravat visible. This artwork is a good example of 18th-century portraiture, where individuals were often depicted in a formal and dignified manner. The etching is held in the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands, and measures a mere 94 mm in height and 56 mm in width.