Frans van Bleyswyck

Book illustration: an engraving of Tanaquil Faber by Frans van Bleyswyck

Frans van Bleyswyck (May 1671 - October 1746)[1] was an engraver from Leiden. His main work was producing illustrations, including portraits, for books.[2] In 1706 he enrolled with the Guild of Saint Luke in Leiden.[3] The leiden etcher and engraver Johannes van der Spyck was his student.

References

  1. ↑ François van Bleyswijck at the RKD
  2. ↑ Streng, Jean C.; Simoni, A. E. C. (1990). "The Leiden engraver Frans van Bleyswyck (1671-1746)". Quaerendo. Brill. 20 (2): 111–136. doi:10.1163/157006990X00139.
  3. ↑ Thieme-Becker, vol. 4, p. 116


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