Philibert Bouttats
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Philibert Bouttats, a Flemish
engraver
, the son of Frederik Bouttats
, was born at Antwerp about the year 1650, and died at the age of 72. His prints consist chiefly of portraits, and are rather neatly engraved. The following portraits are by him:
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
engraver
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, the son of Frederik Bouttats
Frederik Bouttats
Frederik Bouttats, an engraver, was born at Antwerp about the year 1620. He engraved several plates after his own designs, principally portraits, and some after other masters. They are worked with the graver, in a neat style, and are not without merit...
, was born at Antwerp about the year 1650, and died at the age of 72. His prints consist chiefly of portraits, and are rather neatly engraved. The following portraits are by him:
- Pope Innocent XI.
- The Dauphin, Son of Louis XIV; oval.
- Mary Antonia Victoria, of Bavaria, Dauphiness.
- Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans.
- William Henry, Prince of Orange.
- Christian V, Eing of Denmark.
- Herman Werner, Bishop of Paderborn.
- John Sobieski, King of Poland.
- Thesis, with the Portrait of the Bishop of Miinster.