Portret van Johann Martin Schamel 1724

This 1724 engraving by Johann Benjamin Brühl depicts Johann Martin Schamel, an influential Protestant minister. The portrait is set within a decorative frame, with the image of Schamel flanked by an ornate coat of arms and cherubic figures. At the bottom of the engraving is a detailed cityscape of Naumburg an der Saal, where Schamel served as a prominent theologian. The inscription at the bottom identifies the work as belonging to the "Friedrich Lanckischens Erben," suggesting that this was a commissioned piece and that the engraving itself is a historical artifact.