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Crispin

Engraved print in black ink of a man standing, dressed in 17th-century clothing that includes a cape, a ruffled collar, and boots up to his knees, in a country setting. Though he holds his hat in his hand, he wears a tight cap.
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  • Engraved print in black ink of a man standing, dressed in 17th-century clothing that includes a cape, a ruffled collar, and boots up to his knees, in a country setting. Though he holds his hat in his hand, he wears a tight cap.

Date:

1682

Artist:

Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707)
after Theodorus Netscher (Dutch, born France, 1661-1732)

About this artwork

Gerard Edelinck was a French engraver and print publisher of Flemish origin who worked in Paris beginning in 1666. He was admitted to the Academie Royale in 1677 and became a councilor of that body and First Draftsman to the Cabinet du Roi in 1694. Although he specialized in engraved portraits, he also made prints after other artists, such as this charming portrait of N. Poisson as Crispin, the unscrupulous comic valet of the Comedie-Francaise, based on the portrait by Theodorus Netscher (active in Paris in 1679-99), the eldest son of the famous portrait artist Caspar Netscher.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Gérard Edelinck

Title

Crispin

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1682

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 48.2 × 37 cm (19 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 49.7 × 38.2 cm (19 5/8 × 15 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1888.182

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