Portretbuste van een man naar rechts 1672 - 1711

This is a small etching of a man's bust facing right, created by Augustinus Terwesten. The tight composition focuses on the subject's head and shoulders, enclosed within a rectangular frame of etched lines. The man's classical features—his sharply defined nose and deeply set eyes—are softened by the almost baroque swirls of his hair. Terwesten uses a network of fine, closely spaced lines to define form and shading. Notice how the density and direction of these lines create volume and texture, especially in the hair and along the contours of the face. The cross-hatching both shapes the figure and creates an atmospheric sense of depth within the confined space. The image flattens traditional perspective through its linear emphasis, and the cross-hatching flattens the dimensions of the face. Consider how this interplay of line and form engages with broader ideas of representation and perception. The etching's emphasis on structure invites us to decode the systems through which we construct meaning from visual data.