Borghese Vase
c. 1685-1697
Medium
engraving inked à la poupée in brown and black on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within platemark): 38.4 × 25.4 cm (15 1/8 × 10 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1946.21.54
About the Artist
Workshop of Johann Teyler, after Charles Errard
Johann Teyler (1648–c. 1709), a Dutch polymath born in Nijmegen, initially pursued academic studies in Latin and mathematics at the local Latin school and the Kwartierlijke Academie, where he defended a dissertation supporting Descartes' philosophy. The son of William Taylor, an English or Scottish mercenary who adopted the name Teyler, he continued his education in Leiden following his father's d...