Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur 1850 - 1899

This charcoal drawing by Elchanon Verveer, a Dutch artist, portrays Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur, another Dutch artist, in a caricatured style. The sketch, which dates back to between 1850 and 1899, captures Liernur smoking a pipe. It is currently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The artist’s signature is visible in the bottom right corner. Verveer’s stylistic choices, like exaggerated features and loose lines, inject humor into the portrait of the fellow artist.