Self portait
| Reference: | S16954 |
| Author | Pieter SCHENK |
| Year: | 1700 ca. |
| Measures: | 180 x 260 mm |
€250.00
| Reference: | S16954 |
| Author | Pieter SCHENK |
| Year: | 1700 ca. |
| Measures: | 180 x 260 mm |
€250.00
Description
Mezzotint, 1700 circa, signed on lower left plate.
Good work on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to platemark, laid on antique collector’s paper on one side, in perfect condition.
Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)
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Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and began to learn the art of mezzotint. In 1694 he bought some of the copperplate stock of the mapmaker Johannes Janssonius, which allowed him to specialize in the engraving and printing of maps and prints. He split his time between his Amsterdam shop and Leipzig and also sold a considerable volume of materials to London. Peter Schenk the Elder had three sons. Peter the Younger carried on his father’s business in Leipzig while the other two, Leonard and Jan, worked in Amsterdam. Leonard engraved several maps and also carried on his father’s relationship with engraving plates for the Amsterdam edition of the Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences.
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Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)
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Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and began to learn the art of mezzotint. In 1694 he bought some of the copperplate stock of the mapmaker Johannes Janssonius, which allowed him to specialize in the engraving and printing of maps and prints. He split his time between his Amsterdam shop and Leipzig and also sold a considerable volume of materials to London. Peter Schenk the Elder had three sons. Peter the Younger carried on his father’s business in Leipzig while the other two, Leonard and Jan, worked in Amsterdam. Leonard engraved several maps and also carried on his father’s relationship with engraving plates for the Amsterdam edition of the Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences.
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