Portretten van Laurens Jansz. Coster
Jan l'Admiral
1764
Medium
etching
Dimensions
160; 102
Rights
Public Domain
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...