Jan l'Admiral
Jan l'Admiral was a Dutch draftsperson, engraver and painter (1699–1773). He was born at Amsterdam.
Also recorded as Jan L'Admiral.
Jan l'Admiral in brief
- Born
- 1699
- Died
- 1773
- Known for
- draftsperson, engraver and painter
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
Contents
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.
Catalogued works
10 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1736 to 1849.
Het leven der doorluchtige Nederlandsche en eenige Hoogduitsche schilders : voormaals byeen-vergaderd en beschreeven door Karel van Mander. Icon membrane vasculosae, dated 1738, letterpress pamphlet on three sheets of cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1920.2293.2. Effigies penis humani, injectâ cerâ praeparati exhibens inventa anatomica aliquot nova / et proprio colore typis impressa à Joanne Ladmiral., dated 1741, held by Wellcome Collection. Icon durae matris in convexa [concava] superficie visae, ex capite foetus humani octo circiter a conceptione mensium, desumtae: ad objectum / ... praeparatum a ... F. Ruyschio ... delineata, & ... impressa a J. Ladmiral. [With explanations in Latin, French, and Dutch]., dated [1738?], held by Wellcome Collection. Icon membranae vasculosae ad infima acetabuli ossium innominatorum positae, ex puero desumtae; ad objectum / ... praeparatum a ... F. Ruyschio ... delineata, & ... impressa a J. Ladmiral. [With explanations in Latin, French, and Dutch]., dated [1738], held by Wellcome Collection. Dissertatio secunda de sede et caussa coloris Aethiopum et caeterorum hominum. Accedunt icones coloribus distinctae / [by J. Ladmiral]., dated 1737, held by Wellcome Collection. Dissertatio de arteriis et venis intestinorum hominis. Adjecta icon coloribus distincta / [by J. Ladmiral]., dated 1736, held by Wellcome Collection. [Leaflet advertising appearances by Jan Hannema, Admiral van Tromp, the Friesland Phenomenon at the Cosmorama Rooms, 209 Regent Street, London (1849?)]., dated [1849?], held by Wellcome Collection. World War I: the Surgeon Rear-Admiral visiting a ward at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar. Oil painting by Godfrey Jervis Gordon ("Jan Gordon")., held by Wellcome Collection. Westminster Abbey: monuments in the south aisle. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after F.H. Huet-Villiers, 1812., dated 1 Jan.y 1812, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 20 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
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.
Chronology
- 1699Jan l'Admiral born at Amsterdam.
- 1737Dissertatio secunda de sede et caussa coloris Aethiopum et caeterorum hominum. Accedunt icones coloribus distinctae / [by J. Ladmiral]. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1738Icon membrane vasculosae (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1738Icon durae matris in convexa [concava] superficie visae, ex capite foetus humani octo circiter a conceptione mensium, desumtae: ad objectum / ... praeparatum a ... F. Ruyschio ... delineata, & ... impressa a J. Ladmiral. [With explanations in Latin, French, and Dutch]. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1738Icon membranae vasculosae ad infima acetabuli ossium innominatorum positae, ex puero desumtae; ad objectum / ... praeparatum a ... F. Ruyschio ... delineata, & ... impressa a J. Ladmiral. [With explanations in Latin, French, and Dutch]. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1741Effigies penis humani, injectâ cerâ praeparati exhibens inventa anatomica aliquot nova / et proprio colore typis impressa à Joanne Ladmiral. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1773Jan l'Admiral died at Amsterdam.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jan l'Admiral.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 2.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 20 works naming Jan l'Admiral.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 3.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q16335013: Jan l'Admiral
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 4.
“Jan l'Admiral”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Prints
3,418 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Jan Harmensz. MullerEngraver
- Jan HendrixEngraver
- Jan HoogsaatEngraver
- Jan KipEngraver
- Jan LievensEngraver
- Jan LuykenEngraver
- Jan Marcin SzancerEngraver
- Jan MathamEngraver
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