Name: Rare-Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-GERARD-EDELINCK-Edelinck-c.1707
SKU: PICTURA-09788
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Rare-Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-GERARD-EDELINCK-Edelinck-c.1707

€395.00

‘GERARD EDELINCK / NATIF D?ANVERS, GRAVEUR DU ROY, CONS. DANS SON ACADEMIE ROYALE, MORT LE 2 AVRIL 1707.’

– Bust-length portrait of Gerard Edelinck seated within an oval frame, turned slightly to the left. He wears a voluminous drapery and long curled wig. Below the oval is a pedestal with engraved dedication text.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 25.6 x 36 cm (10.08 x 14.17 inch). Image size: 25.6 x 36 cm. (10.08 x 14.17 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Strong impression; light age toning and slight corner wear. Good margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

GERARD EDELINCK, NICOLAS ETIENNE EDELINCK, ROYAL ENGRAVER, 17TH CENTURY, FRENCH ENGRAVING, PORTRAIT, VERSAILLES, ACADEMIE ROYALE | PCO-E22-26

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Paris, likely shortly after Gerard Edelinck’s death.

Reference: IFF 2; Versailles inventory LP30-123.

Biography engraver: Nicolas-Etienne Edelinck (1681-1767) was a French engraver and son of Gerard Edelinck. He continued in his father’s artistic footsteps, producing commemorative portraits and reproductive engravings, often with high technical finesse.

Biography artist: Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707) was a Flemish-born engraver who became one of the most renowned portraitists in 17th-century France. He was appointed engraver to the king and became a member of the Royal Academy.