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

Frans van Bleyswyck (May 1671 - October 1746)[1] was an engraver from Leiden. Van  Bleyswyck was  christened  in  the  Hoogland  Church,  Leiden, on  24 May 1671.[2] It was  the occasion  for him  to  receive  the Christian  name of Frans.[3] His main work was producing illustrations, including portraits, for books.[4] In 1706 he enrolled with the Guild of Saint Luke in Leiden.[5] The leiden etcher and engraver Johannes van der Spyck was his student.

References

  1. ^ François van Bleyswijck at the RKD
  2. ^ Simoni, A. E. C.; Streng, Jean C. (1990-01-01). "The Leiden engraver Frans van Bleyswyck (1671-1746)". Quaerendo. 20 (2): 111–136. doi:10.1163/157006990X00139. ISSN 0014-9527.
  3. ^ Simoni, A. E. C.; Streng, Jean C. (1990-01-01). "The Leiden engraver Frans van Bleyswyck (1671-1746)". Quaerendo. 20 (2): 111–136. doi:10.1163/157006990X00139. ISSN 0014-9527.
  4. ^ Streng, Jean C.; Simoni, A. E. C. (1990). "The Leiden engraver Frans van Bleyswyck (1671-1746)". Quaerendo. 20 (2). Brill: 111–136. doi:10.1163/157006990X00139.
  5. ^ Thieme-Becker, vol. 4, p. 116


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