Antique Print-FREDERIK-RUYSCH-PORTRAIT-ANATOMIST-Wandelaar-1744

Portrait of Frederik Ruysch in an oval frame with his elaborate, curled wig. He is wearing a formal gown with a neckpiece, typical of an academic or scholar.

Made by Jan Wandelaar after own design.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17.8 x 23.5 cm (7.01 x 9.25 inch). Image size: 16.7 x 22.7 cm. (6.57 x 8.94 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light dampstainign at top. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FREDERIK RUYSCH, JAN WANDELAAR, PORTRAIT, ANATOMIST, ENGRAVING, 18TH-CENTURY ART | PCO-E15-13

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From Alle de Ontleed- Genees- en Heelkundige werken by Frederik Ruysch, published in 1744.

State: Third state of 3.

Reference: FMP 4619.

Biography engraver: Jan Wandelaar (1690-1759) was a Dutch painter and engraver who studied under several prominent artists. He is best known for his detailed anatomical illustrations, particularly for his collaboration with Bernhard Siegfried Albinus on Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani, one of the most famous works of anatomical art.