Natuurlijke Wet ontsluierd door Wetenschap
Pieter Tanjé
1744
Medium
etching
Dimensions
177; 240
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Titelpagina voor: Cumberland, Richard. Traité philosophique des loix naturelles. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier (II), 1744.
About the Artist
Pieter Tanjé · 1706–1761
**Pieter Tanjé (1706–1761)** was a Dutch reproductive engraver active in the eighteenth century. Born in Bolsward, he initially worked as a shipmate on the shipping service between his hometown and Amsterdam. In his spare time, he engraved designs for snuff boxes, an activity that proved so successful that it led to his artistic training. Encouraged by Jacob Folkema, Tanjé enrolled at the age of ...