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Abraham van Lennep
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Abraham van Lennep

Medium

Mezzotint

Dimensions

16 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (41.3 x 34.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and gift of Payson Thompson, by exchange and the Elisha Whittelsey Collection, the Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1970

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

About Wallerant Vaillant

1623–1677Dutch Republic

Wallerant Vaillant (1623–1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts.