Portretten van Laurens Jansz. Coster
Jan l'Admiral
1764
Medium
etching
Dimensions
160; 102
About this artwork
Drie genummerde portretten. Portret van Laurens Jansz. Coster (nr. 1), Hugo van der Goes (nr. 2) en Albrecht Dürer (nr. 3). Prent rechtsonder gemerkt: C.
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...