Portret van Maria Elisabeth 1728 - 1749

This 18th-century engraving, created by Johann Ernst Gericke, is a portrait of Maria Elisabeth, a "verwittibte Schraderin" or widowed Schrader. The artwork depicts the subject in a three-quarter view, standing with a hand on her hip and the other reaching towards a fruit tree in a vase. She is dressed in an elaborate gown and cloak, while in the background, a figure stands on a column. This engraving, now in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies 18th-century portraiture, with its focus on capturing the likeness of a specific individual in a formal setting.