Gérard Edelinck
Gérard Edelinck
17th-18th century Flemish copper-plat engraver
(Antwerp,Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium], 10/20/1640 - 4/2/1707, Paris, France)
Edelinck, Gérard (Flemish engraver, 1640-1707, active in France)
Names:
Edelinck, Gérard (preferred, index, V)
Gérard Edelinck (display, V)
Edelinck, Gerard (V)
Edeling, Gerard (V)
Edeleij, Gerard (V)
b. 10/20/1640; d. 4/2/1707
3/7/09 from the website: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/178954/Gerard-Edelinck
Edelinck learned the rudiments of the art in his native town and went to Paris in 1665. On the recommendation of the painter Charles Le Brun, he was appointed teacher at the academy established at the Gobelins to train workers in tapestry. In his engravings Edelinck excelled in rendering light and shade, colour, and the texture of surfaces. He was the first to execute prints in the lozenge shape. Among his more than 300 works are a “Holy Family” after Raphael, “Penitent Magdalene” and “Alexander at the Tent of Darius” after Le Brun, and “Combat of Four Knights” after Leonardo da Vinci. He engraved numerous portraits, including a few of Louis XIV.
His two brothers, Jean and Gaspar-François, and his son Nicolas were also engravers.
3 objects
n.d.
engraving on paper
Bequest of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss
1967.39.112
n.d.
engraving on paper
Museum Purchase, James Phinney Baxter Fund, in memory of Professor Henry Johnson
2009.5
ca. 1707
engraving on paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John F. McGuigan, Jr.
2019.15.8