Portret van Johann Martin Gottfried 1738

Johann Martin Bernigeroth's 1738 engraving, "Portret van Johann Martin Gottfried," depicts a seated man in a formal pose, likely Johann Martin Gottfried himself. Gottfried is shown holding a piece of paper in his right hand and resting his left hand on a table draped in cloth. This artwork demonstrates the 18th-century practice of using engravings to portray prominent figures and their achievements. The artwork is held in the Rijksmuseum and is 453 mm tall and 309 mm wide.