Portretten van Joseph Heintz de Oude
Jan l'Admiral
1764
Medium
etching
Dimensions
100; 159
About this artwork
Drie genummerde kunstenaarsportretten. Portret van Joseph Heintz de Oude (nr. 1), Nicolaas Kornelisz van Delff (nr. 2) en Cornelis IJsbrandsz Cuffeus (nr. 3). Prent linksonder gemerkt: PP.
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...