Jan l'Admiral
Illustration — 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.
Also recorded as Jan L'Admiral
Jan l'Admiral
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- Born
- 1699 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1773 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- draftsperson · engraver · painter
- Fields
- animal
- Teachers
- Jacob Christoph Le Blon
- Known for
- Het leven der doorluchtige Nederlandsche en eenige Hoogduitsche schilders : voormaals byeen-vergaderd en beschreeven door Karel van Mander
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — 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.
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Biography
Biography
Training under Jacob Christoph Le Blon is recorded. The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are animal. Places of work recorded in the authority are London, Paris and Leiden. Works named in the authority record are Het leven der doorluchtige Nederlandsche en eenige Hoogduitsche schilders: voormaals byeen-vergaderd en beschreeven door Karel van Mander. Work by Jan l'Admiral is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago.
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.
Work and production
Work and production
One work is recorded as notable: Het leven der doorluchtige Nederlandsche en eenige Hoogduitsche schilders: voormaals byeen-vergaderd en beschreeven door Karel van Mander. His recorded genre is animal.
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1699
Jan l'Admiral was born in 1699 at Amsterdam.
1773
Jan l'Admiral died in 1773 at Amsterdam.
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- 1.Fiche de Jan l'Admiral. Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie.
- 2.Chapitre langue=nl prénom1= nom1= titre chapitre=Admiral (Jacob l') titre ouvrage=Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlander lieu=Groningue éditeur=Biografie Instituut Groningen, J. J. van Brederode année=1860 passage=69 lire en ligne=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/retroboeken/vdaa/#source=aa__001biog01_01.xml&page=75&view=imagePane&accessor=accessor_index&accessor_href=accessor_index%2Findex_html%3FSearchSource%253Autf-8%253Austring%3D%26first_letter%253Autf-8%253Austring%3Da&size=1206 .
- 3.Milestones in Colour Printing 1457-1859. Cambridge University Press. 1997. 978-0-521-55441-1.
- 4.Het leven der schilders. Steven van Esveldt. 1764.
- 5.Liste des portraits réalisés par Jan l'Admiral. Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie.
- 6.Voir Effigies Penis, Injecta Cera Preparati en ligne.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Admiral (Jan l'). Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlander. Groningue. Biografie Instituut Groningen, J. J. van Brederode. 1860. 69.
- Ulrich. Thieme. Ulrich Thieme. Felix. Becker. L'Admiral, Jan. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler. von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Seemann. Liepzig. 1928. 190-191.
- F. G. Waller. W. R. Juynboll. Admiral, Jan l'. Biographisch woordenboek van Noord Nederlandsche graveurs. Israël. Amsterdam. 1974. 551. 90-6078-070-1.
- Dutch & flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700. Hertzberger. 1953.
- L'Admiral, Jan. A checklist of painters c1200-1976 represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Mansell. Londres. 1978. 337. 0-7201-0718-0.
- Pieter A. Scheen. P. Admiral, Jan l'. Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750-1880. 's-Gravenhage. 1981. 686.
- Anatomie de la couleur. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musée olympique. 1996. 978-2-7177-1971-0.
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