Portretten van Augustin Jorisz. Verburcht
Jan l'Admiral
1764
Medium
etching
Dimensions
100; 152
About this artwork
Vier genummerde kunstenaarsportretten. Portret van Augustin Jorisz. Verburcht (nr. 1), Hendrick van Cleve (nr. 2), Melchior Lorck (nr. 3) en Hans Vredeman de Vries (nr. 4). Prent linksonder gemerkt: R.
About the Artist
Jan l'Admiral · 1699–1773
Jan l'Admiral (1699–1773) was a pioneering Dutch engraver whose mastery of color mezzotint technique and collaboration with leading anatomists made him a crucial figure in both artistic printmaking and scientific illustration. Born in Amsterdam in 1699 to an engraver father of the same name, l'Admiral belonged to a family of printmakers and received training that would position him at the forefron...