Antique Print-J. H. VAN SWINDEN-MATHEMATICIAN-De Lelie-Vinkeles-1792

Engraving on laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 18.8 x 26.8 cm. The image size is ca. 18.8 x 26.8 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.4 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.4 x 10.6 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘J. H. van Swinden.’ – Portrait of the mathematician Jean Henry van Swinden. Interesting portrait with a depiction of a “Leidse fles”, an early condensator.Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Reinier Vinkeles’ after ‘Adriaan de Lelie’. Reinier Vinkeles (Amsterdam. 1741-1816), was an 18th-century painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands, who was the later teacher of several talented artists. He studied for some ten years with Jan Punt and joined the Amsterdam Stadstekenacademie (City Drawing School) in 1762. In 1770 he left for Paris, where he studied for a year with Jacques-Philippe Le Bas. Adriaan de Lelie (1755-1820) was a self-taught artist, who was active as a portrait painter.

Condition: Good, given age. No margins, some old creases. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-J. H. VAN SWINDEN-MATHEMATICIAN-DE LELIE-VINKELES

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