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Gerard Edelinck, artist
Flemish, 1640 - 1707
Combat of Four Knights, 17th - 18th century
Line engraving
45.2 x 61.2 cm (image); 48 x 62 cm (sheet)
Gift of Mrs. Vern Lee Thompson, San Francisco 1965.79.1
after, Leonardo da Vinci
Artist Credit: all
Artist Biography: Born Antwerp in 1640; Moved to Paris in 1665 and named thereafter engraver to the King; he was granted a pension and granted quarters in the Gobelins; became a member of l'AcadÈmie in 1677; his oeuvre consists of about 300 pieces; He died in Paris on 2 Apr 1707; ~~Reference: Inventaire du Fonds FranÁais Graveurs du XVIIth siËcle by Roger-Armand Weigert (Paris: BibliothËque Nationale, 1961) ~Le Peintre-graveur franÁaise... by Robert-Dumesnil (Paris:1835-1871)~
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