| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Wallerant Vaillant after Anthony van Dyck |
| Published | c.1660-1675 |
| Dimensions | Image 315 x 270 mm, Sheet 325 x 270 mm |
| Notes |
After a detail from Anthony van Dyck's 1632 painting Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria with Charles, Prince of Wales and Princess Mary in the Royal Collection. Wallerant Vaillant, (1623 - 1677), was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age and one of the first artists to use the mezzotint technique, which he probably helped to develop. Wallerant Vaillant was the oldest of five brothers, who all became successful painters. He is said to have been a student of Erasmus Quellinus II (1607–1678) in Antwerp. He moved with his parents in 1643 to Amsterdam, moved to Middelburg in 1647, and returned to Amsterdam in 1658. He also traveled with his brothers to Frankfurt and Heidelberg. Vaillant helped invent the Mezzotint technique (schraapkunst, or zwartekunst) with Prince Rupert of the Rhine when he was his tutor, performing experiments in etching techniques. In 1659 he went to Paris with Philibert de Gramont where he stayed five years. In 1664 he settled in Amsterdam and became the court painter of John William Friso, Prince of Orange. Vaillant is most remembered today for his mezzotints. Hollstein 164, New Hollstein 420 (Van Dyck), Wessely 30 Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Condition: Trimmed within the plate, small loss to top and bottom left hand corners. Horizontal creases,laid to album page. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £180.00 |
| Stock ID | 28160 |