Who painted Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts?

Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts was painted by August Forberger in 1796-01-01.

Where can I see Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts?

Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts is held by Rijksmuseum.

What movement is Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts?

Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts is associated with Biedermeier.

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Museum-quality prints of Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts

August Forberger , 1798

Silhouet portret van een vrouw met neepjesmuts is an unspecified painting by the Biedermeier artist August Forberger. It dates from 1798 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

About this work

Subject & Meaning

The work depicts a woman rendered in silhouette, a composition that emphasizes form over facial detail and aligns with the portrait genre of late 18th‑century Dutch art. The use of verre églomisé, a glass‑painting technique, underscores the painting’s material specificity and contributes to its symbolic presentation of anonymity and introspection. The subject’s placement within a private collection at the Rijksmuseum situates the piece within a broader cultural context of elite portraiture that explored personal identity through simplified visual cues.

Technique & Style

The cap’s gathered folds are indicated by delicate incised lines and stippled texture, while the facial profile remains a continuous, unbroken silhouette.

Executed in verre églomisé in 1796, the miniature presents a silhouette of a woman wearing a gathered cap, rendered by incising and reverse-painting on a thin glass support. The blackened metal leaf backing beneath the glass creates the silhouette’s stark contrast, while the reflective glass surface adds subtle luminosity to the contours.

The cap’s gathered folds are indicated by delicate incised lines and stippled texture, while the facial profile remains a continuous, unbroken silhouette. Handling is precise, with careful attention to the profile’s silhouette edge against the glass, leaving minimal visible brushwork.

History & Provenance

The silhouette portrait was created in 1796 by August Forberger as a miniature in verre églomisé. It entered the Rijksmuseum’s holdings as part of its collection, where it remains located. No documented commission or earlier provenance is recorded in the available sources.

The silhouette portrait of a woman with a neepjesmuts is housed in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. While the source material does not specify a unique inventory or accession number for this work, it confirms the institution's ownership of the piece created by August Forberger in 1796. No information regarding the painting's exhibition history is provided in the available records.

Overview

Created in 1798 by August Forberger, this portrait presents the side view of a woman rendered in black and gold on a circular, gold‑framed surface. The work is executed in verre églomisé, a reverse‑glass painting technique, and is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection.