Dirk Sluyter

Dirk Sluyter was a graphic artist active primarily in printmaking across the second quarter of the nineteenth century, with documented activity spanning 1815 to 1847. The known body of his work suggests a professional focus on commissioned portraiture and historical commemoration common to the period.

Five of Dirk Sluyter’s prints are currently represented in major international museum collections. His output includes significant historical narratives, such as the commemorative work Kroonprins Willem Frederik George Lodewijk bij de Slag bij Waterloo en Fleurus. Sluyter was also highly involved in formal portraiture, executing works depicting civic and religious figures, including Portret van de predikant I.M.L. Roll, Portret van Jacobus Radink, and Portret van Theodoor Cornelis Reinier Huydecoper. Furthermore, his activity extended to publishing and book illustration, evidenced by the Title Page for A.D. van Buren Schele's "Adolf van Gelder", Amsterdam, 1842.

The surviving examples of Dirk Sluyter prints are held in prestigious institutions, establishing his historical significance within nineteenth-century graphic arts. Representative examples of his output are preserved in the collections of the Rijksmuseum and the National Gallery of Art. These museum-quality works are often available as downloadable artwork for scholarly study and public access.