A Quiet Presence in Mid-Century Portraiture The brushstrokes of G. Hattink offer a window into the social fabric of the mid-nineteenth century. Working primarily during the active years between 1849 and 1854, this painter focused on the quiet dignity of the individual. There is a sense of stillness in the works that survived, capturing people in moments of repose or formal presentation. These paintings do not shout; instead, they settl…