Portret van Peter Burckhard 1656 - 1722

"Portret van Peter Burckhard" is an engraving by Georg Fennitzer, a German artist who lived from 1697 to 1700. This small-scale portrait (164 mm x 109 mm) depicts Peter Burckhard, a physician from Nuremberg, who died in 1559. Fennitzer captures Burckhard in a formal pose, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and a wide-brimmed hat. This work is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, offering a glimpse into 17th-century portraiture and the life of a prominent historical figure.