Hendrik met de Bles, Lucas Gassel and Hans Holbein the Younger, illustration for the 1604 book, Schilderboeck

Jan l'Admiral (1699โ€“1773) was an 18th-century engraver from the northern Netherlands.

Biography

He was born in Amsterdam to an engraver of the same name and is known for a series of engravings for a new edition of Karel van Mander's Schilderboeck published by Steven van Esveldt in 1764.[1] He was the brother of Jacob (1700โ€“1770), and he is documented as a pupil of Jacob Christoph Le Blon, who taught him color printing.[2]

He died in Amsterdam.[2]

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