Jan Caspar Philips
Illustration — 1747 painting of Jan Caspar Philips by Tibout Regters • Illustration — A family celebrating Sinterklaasavond on 5 December, by Jan Caspar Philips Jan Caspar Philips (1690–1775), was a German engraver who settled in Amsterdam. He was born perhaps in Trebur, like a younger brother. His father was Hendrik Philips (-1748), a wigmaker, his mother Anna Elizabeth Kraft (-1753).
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Jan Caspar Philips
Tibout Regters · Public domain
- Born
- 1690 · Holy Roman Empire.
- Died
- 1775 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- printmaker · draftsperson · art theorist · scientific illustrator · engraver
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — 1747 painting of Jan Caspar Philips by Tibout Regters • Illustration — A family celebrating Sinterklaasavond on 5 December, by Jan Caspar Philips Jan Caspar Philips (1690–1775), was a German engraver who settled in Amsterdam. He was born perhaps in Trebur, like a younger brother. His father was Hendrik Philips (-1748), a wigmaker, his mother Anna Elizabeth Kraft (-1753).
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The family settled at NZ Voorburgwal. In 1725 he became the teacher of the engraver Simon Fokke and his nephew Caspar Philips. He contributed engravings to Jan Wagenaar's Hedendaagse Historie and made the engravings in 1743 for Kornelis de Wit's Verzaameling van Afbeeldingen van Doopsgezinde Leeraaren. He died in Egelantiersgracht.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dutch Republic and Amsterdam. Work by Jan Caspar Philips is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Flipje & Streekmuseum, Museum Slot Loevestein and CODA Museum.
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1690
Jan Caspar Philips born at Holy Roman Empire.
1775
Jan Caspar Philips died at Amsterdam.
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Jan Caspar Philips is recorded as printmaker, draftsperson, art theorist, scientific illustrator and engraver.
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Nationalmuseum, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Flipje & Streekmuseum and Museum Slot Loevestein
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