Portret van Johannes Plantinus
Pieter Tanjé
1752
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
254; 351
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Johannes Plantinus, predikant te Amsterdam, op 61-jarige leeftijd. Hij staat bij een opengeslagen bijbel.
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 ...