Portret van Johannes Esgers c. 1850

Leendert (I) Springer’s “Portret van Johannes Esgers,” a lithograph on paper dating to 1850, depicts the bust-length portrait of Johannes Esgers. The artwork’s subject is dressed in a dark jacket and white collar, with long, white hair pulled back in curls. This work is a portrait, a genre of visual art that focuses on representing a specific person. The lithograph, a printing technique that uses a flat surface to create a printed image, captures the details of Esgers's features and the texture of his clothing.