Joannes van der Brugghen, known in France as Jean vander Bruggen, (1649 – c. 1693) was a

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, engraver, art dealer and publisher who was active in Antwerp and Paris.

Life

Joannes van der Brugghen engraved a self-portrait printed in Paris in 1689. The print states (''âgé de quarante ans'') that he was born in 1649 in

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. It is not clear with whom he trained, but he is registered as a master in the Antwerp

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in 1679. In 1681 he moved to Paris, open a shop rue Saint-Jacques, where he was active as an engraver, dealer and publisher.De liggeren en andere historische archieven der Antwerpsche sint Lucasgilde
listing archives from 1453–1615, by Ph. Rombouts and Th. van Lerius, Antwerp, 1872, p, 469, on

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The artist was a great admirer of

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, a French artist who is notable for his mythological prints and drawings.Joan vander Brugge Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

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This admiration is expressed in a poem at the bottom of his engraved self-portrait. The poem was written (in part) by the famous French author

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. The self-portrait was made after a painting by

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. It was part of a set of prints after designs by Lafage that van der Brugghen published that year in memory of Lafage and sold from his house in Paris. The title of the work was ''Recueil des meilleurs desseins de Raimond La Fage gravé par cinq des plus habiles graveurs : Et mis en lumière par les soins de Vander-Bruggen'' (Collection of the best designs of Raimond La Fage engraved by five of the most skilled engravers: And published through the efforts of Vander-Bruggen). It is not known when or where the artist died. The time of his death is estimated to be some time after 1693.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brugghen, Joannes van der 1639 births Artists from Brussels 17th-century engravers 18th-century engravers Flemish engravers Flemish Baroque painters Painters from Antwerp