Abraham Blooteling
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, 1621 - 1683. Statesman
About this artwork
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artist:Abraham Blooteling (1640 - 1690) Netherlandish
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title:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, 1621 - 1683. Statesman
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date created:1673
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after:John Greenhill (1649 - 1676) English
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:41.90 x 30.50 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:EP II 182.1
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Abraham Blooteling
Abraham Blooteling
Born in Amsterdam, Abraham Blooteling was a portrait engraver recognised for his development of the new technique of mezzotint involving a tool called a rocker, which created a textured surface on the plate. Blooteling worked closely with the Dutch painter Sir Peter Lely, and together they proved...