Portretten van Elias van Nijmegen, Gerard Sanders en Dionys van Nijmegen
Pieter Tanjé
1751
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
158; 105
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
gravure en ets
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 ...