Prints of the Brain and the Heart
Jan l'Admiral
1700 - 1750
Medium
pen
Dimensions
227; 193
About this artwork
Jan L'Admiral gebruikte voor de groep mezzotinten met het onderwerp 'Anatomische studie van een menselijk hart' vijf verschillende platen: A, B, C, D en E.
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...