Self-portrait
| Reference: | s13054 |
| Author | Pieter SCHENK |
| Year: | 1709 |
| Measures: | 250 x 340 mm |
€300.00
| Reference: | s13054 |
| Author | Pieter SCHENK |
| Year: | 1709 |
| Measures: | 250 x 340 mm |
€300.00
Description
Black Manner, 1709, signed and dated in plate at lower left.
Printed self-portrait of Pieter Schenk, derived from a portrait of the artist painted by David Hoyer (1667-1720).
Pieter Schenk was a Dutch engraver and cartographer of German origin, active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany in 1660 and moved to Amsterdam in 1675. He was a pupil of Gerard Valck, specializing in mezzotint. In 1686, together with Gerard Valck, he received a privilege to print and sell his works. He devoted himself mainly to portraiture, executed topographical views, and depicted historical, genre, including gallant scenes, and biblical subjects, using the mezzotint technique until 1695. Schenk opened a store in Leipzig in 1700, selling maps and works of art. He had three sons who also became engravers.
Magnificent proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, with thin margins, light paper creases, otherwise in very good condition.
Bibliografia
Hollstein, Dutch & Flemish, n. 874.
Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)
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Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint. Valck was married to Maria Bloteling, the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling. In 1687 Schenk married Gerard's sister Agatha Valck. In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius. Along with Valck and Bloteling, he produced prints for the London market, though it is not known if he ever went there with them. Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art. He was a regular visitor to the trade fair Leipziger Messe in Leipzig, where he died. He had three sons who became engravers. His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig. His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop. His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck, the son of Gerard, who continued Gerard's workshop.
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Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)
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Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint. Valck was married to Maria Bloteling, the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling. In 1687 Schenk married Gerard's sister Agatha Valck. In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius. Along with Valck and Bloteling, he produced prints for the London market, though it is not known if he ever went there with them. Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art. He was a regular visitor to the trade fair Leipziger Messe in Leipzig, where he died. He had three sons who became engravers. His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig. His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop. His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck, the son of Gerard, who continued Gerard's workshop.
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