
The oldest of five artist brothers, Wallerant Vaillant was a successful Dutch artist who made several portraits of royalty. He frequently used the newly discovered technique of mezzotint, as he has done in this print, in which the surface of a copper plate is entirely roughened by a rocker and then burnished to achieve tonal effects.

Group of Six Soldiers
Wallerant Vaillant Dutch, 1623-1677

Saint Christopher
Wallerant Vaillant (Dutch, 1623-1677) after Cornelis van Poelenburch (Dutch, 1594/95-1667) after Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578-1610)

Saint Christopher
Wallerant Vaillant (Dutch, 1623-1677) after Cornelis van Poelenburch (Dutch, 1594/95-1667) after Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578-1610)