Richard Collin, Erasmus Quellinus
Artus Quellinus
1661
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Richard Collin, Erasmus Quellinus
Artus Quellinus
1661
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet: 200 × 130 mm. (7 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.4451
Also known as Artus Quellinus I or the Elder (1609-1668), he was a Flemish sculptor working in Antwerp, his work is regarded as the most important example of Baroque sculpture in the Netherlands. The engraver Erasmus Quellinus II was his brother.
Inscribed: Recto: in plate: top of portrait: "Ætatis sux. 53" below portrait: "Artus Quellinus / Natif d'Anvers Statuaire de la Ville d'Amsterdam etc"; "Erasmus Quellinus pinxt / Richardus Collin Sculpsit 1662"
Markings: CM: Claghorn