Spaendonck – Rose. 18 – c1800 Fleurs, Stipple Engraving

Spaendonck – Rose. 18 – c1800 Fleurs, Stipple Engraving

USD 2250.00 USD
SKU: w6URya1o
Categories: Silver

Specifications

Country/Region Of OriginFrance
Original/ReproductionOriginal
MakerGérard van Spaendonck
Age1800-1849

Gerard Van Spaendonck (1746-1822) was a Dutch painter and professor. He was a master to Pierre Joseph Redouté, who further perfected his style of stipple engraving botanicals. "Becoming a master in the art of engraving, Gérard Van Spaendonck added to his compositions very small dots intended to refine the rendering of details and nuance the colors (technique known as "spit")" [He was] Appointed painter to the Cabinet of Queen Marie-Antoinette in 1786, he was also a professor of renowned, who can boast of counting Pierre-Joseph Redouté among his students.

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