Portret van een onbekende oude vrouw 1750 - 1811

"Portret van een onbekende oude vrouw" is an etching by Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, a German artist who lived from 1740 to 1811. Created sometime between 1750 and 1811, this small-scale portrait (82 mm x 73 mm) depicts an unknown elderly woman in a fur-trimmed cap. Her face is rendered with detail, conveying a sense of age and wisdom. The etching is a testament to Holtzmann's skill in capturing the human form and conveying character through subtle details. The artwork, likely a personal portrait, offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary individuals in 18th-century Germany.