Alardo De Popma
Alardo de Popma (before 1617–1641) was a Flemish engraver, who worked in Madrid in the early seventeenth century, according to the earliest references to his works. His copperplate engravings include title-pages, frontispieces and portraits, which are characterized by an exceptionally clean and confident line. His is known to have lived in Seville for a time, perhaps in order to undertake a commission there. Works In 1616 he produced the engravings for the ''Cronicón de la excelentísima casa de los Ponce de León'', published in 1620. He executed the title-page for the ''Comentario sobre las palabras de Nuestra Señora, que se hallan en el Evangelio'' by Fr. Pedro de Abreu in 1617. In 1621 he joined forces with Jan de Courbes to produce a work commissioned by the Order of Merced that included fifteen copper plates. In 1624, he engraved the title-page of Pedro Fernández de Navarrete's ''Conservación de las Monarquías y Discursos políticos'' (Madrid, 1626) and later ...
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