Modelli Artificiosi (...) Parte seconda (Plate 18: Portrait of Adam van Vianen)

Modelli Artificiosi (...) Parte seconda (Plate 18: Portrait of Adam van Vianen)

Theodor van Kessel

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Adam van Vianen, inserted as plate 18 in the second part of a series of 48 plates with designs in the Auricular style, predominantly after Adam van Vianen although some might be designs by his son Christaen. The designs were etched by Theodoor van Kessel and published in Amsterdam by Christaen van Vianen around 1646-1652.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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