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Jan l'Admiral

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Dutch engraver (1699–1773)
Hendrik met de Bles, Lucas Gassel and Hans Holbein the Younger, illustration for the 1604 book, Schilderboeck

Jan l'Admiral (1699–1773) was an 18th-century engraver from the Dutch Republic.

Biography

He was born in Amsterdam to an engraver of the same name and is known for a series of engravings for a new edition of Karel van Mander's Schilderboeck published by Steven van Esveldt in 1764. He was the brother of Jacob (1700–1770), and he is documented as a pupil of Jacob Christoph Le Blon, who taught him color printing.

He died in Amsterdam.

References

  1. New Schilderboek on Google books
  2. ^ Jan l' Admiral in the RKD


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