Polieukte
Abraham Delfos
1741 - 1820
Medium
etching
Dimensions
140; 94
About this artwork
ets in zwart en clair-obscur houtsnede in bruin; gedrukt van een koperen plaat en van twee houten toonblokken
About the Artist
Abraham Delfos · 1731–1820
Abraham Delfos (1731–1820) was a distinguished Dutch painter, draughtsman, and engraver whose nearly nine-decade life spanned much of the 18th century and extended into the early 19th, making him a bridge between the late Dutch Golden Age tradition and the emergence of modern Dutch art. Born in Leiden on March 8, 1731, Delfos dedicated his career to the meticulous craft of reproductive engraving, ...