Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/H.P.N. Muller by J. Toorop

H.P.N. Muller by J. Toorop

Original - Dr. Hendrik P.N. Muller (1859-1941), consul general of the Orange Free State in the Netherlands during the Second Boer War, drawn by Dutch artist Jan Toorop, 1902.

Reason

This pencil and crayon black and white portrait of a historical figure, well-known in his time:

• is a technically strong and artistically powerful image, with lots of detail, sufficient contrast and razor sharp;
• is of print quality;
• is well over a 100 years old and shows little sign of damage;
• has a good composition, focusing on the subject, showing both power of office and character;
• is historically and artistically a one-off;
• is of importance for the biography of the depicted person, but also for South African, Dutch, and British history.

Articles this image appears in

Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller, Jan Toorop

Creator

Original artwork by Jan Toorop, uploaded by Michel Doortmont

• Support as nominator Michel Doortmont (talk) 19:59, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Nice find. SingCal 07:38, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

  Thanks for the compliment! Michel Doortmont (talk) 07:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

• Oppose Interesting, historical, necessary, but not of FP quality. There is no wow factor. There is nothing unique about this print (they were relatively common in the period). Sorry, Madman (talk) 01:57, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 11:45, 29 April 2008 (UTC)