Prints of the Brain and the Heart
Jan l'Admiral
1733 - 1738
Medium
paper
Dimensions
130; 171
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 130 mm x breedte 171 mm
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...