Prenten van het brein en het hart
Jan l'Admiral
1700 - 1750
Medium
etching
Dimensions
203; 220
About this artwork
mezzotint en ets, gedrukt van één plaat (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...