Philibert Bouttats (

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17th century) was a

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engraver. His prints consist chiefly of portraits, and are rather neatly engraved.

Biography

Bouttats was born about the year 1650, in

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, the son of

Frederik Bouttats the Younger Frederik Bouttats, an engraver, was born at Antwerp about the year 1620. He engraved several plates after his own designs, principally portraits, and some after other masters. They are worked with the graver, in a neat style, and are not without m ...

. He died at the age of 72.

Works

Portraits

*''Pope Innocent XI'' *''The Dauphin, Son of Louis XIV''; oval *''Mary Antonia Victoria, of Bavaria, Dauphiness'' *''Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans'' *''William Henry, Prince of Orange'' *''Christian V, King of Denmark'' *''Herman Werner, Bishop of Paderborn'' *''John Sobieski, King of Poland'' *''Thesis, with the Portrait of the Bishop of Miinster''

Other works

*Convent 'Bethlehem' in Herent near

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(1699)

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