He was born at Amsterdam. From the style of his etchings it is likely that he was a pupil of the Visschers. Following the French incursions into the Netherlands in 1672, he went to England, where he met with some success, but only stayed for two or three years.[2]
Blooteling produced a large number of etchings, some line engravings,[2] and also worked in mezzotint, a technique he is known to have adopted by 1671. He has sometimes been credited with the invention of the "rocker" as a tool for the preparation of mezzotint plates, and with introducing the technique into England.[3]
In 1685 he published the collection of gems of Leonardo Agostini, etched by himself. He sometimes signed his plates with his name at length, and sometimes with a monogram, composed of the letters 'A' and 'B'. Bloteling was a bachelor and a friend of Gerard de Lairesse, who also lived on Prinsengracht.[2]
Etchings and engravings
Abraham Blooteling after Ludolf de Jongh, Admiral Aert van Nes,[4] late 1600s, engraving, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library,[5] Washington, DC.
^Hind, Arthur M. (1963). A History of Engraving & Etching from the 15th Century to the Year 1914 (3rd, fully rev. ed.). New York: Dover. p. 265. OCLC 1035610203 – via the Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Blooteling, Abraham". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
Further reading
Jeffree, Richard (1996). "Browne, Alexander". In Turner, Jane (ed.). The Dictionary of Art. Vol. 4. New York: Grove's Dictionaries. pp. 169–170. ISBN1-884446-00-0. OCLC 1033646743 – via the Internet Archive.
Lechner, Gregor M. (1995). "Bloteling (Blooteling), Abraham". In Kasten, Eberhard; et al. (eds.). Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (in German). Vol. 11. München, Leipzig: Saur. p. 607. ISBN3-598-22751-5.
Smith, John Chaloner (1878–1884). British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: H. Sotheran. pt. 1, pp. 64–70. OCLC 1041598596 – via the Internet Archive.
External links
Media related to Abraham Blooteling at Wikimedia Commons
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to England where he met with some success but only stayed for two or three years 2 Blooteling produced a large number of etchings some line engravings 2 and also worked in mezzotint a technique he is known to have adopted by 1671 He has sometimes been credited with the invention of the rocker as a tool for the preparation of mezzotint plates and with introducing the technique into England 3 In 1685 he published the collection of gems of Leonardo Agostini etched by himself He sometimes signed his plates with his name at length and sometimes with a monogram composed of the letters A and B Bloteling was a bachelor and a friend of Gerard de Lairesse who also lived on Prinsengracht 2 Etchings and engravings Edit Abraham Blooteling after Ludolf de Jongh Admiral Aert van Nes 4 late 1600s engraving Department of Image Collections National Gallery of Art Library 5 Washington DC Portraits Edit Thomas Sydenham Bishop of Worcester after Mrs Beale John Wilkins Bishop of Chester after the same Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury after Greenhill Edward Earl of Sandwich after Lely Edward Earl of Montagu after the same James Duke of Monmouth after the same Cornelis Tromp Admiral of Holland after the same Prince Rupert after the same 1673 Aert van Nes Admiral of Holland L de Jonghe pinx Constantijn Huygen after Netscher John Henry Thim A Stech pinx Jerome de Beverningh after Vaillant Willem van Haren after the same 1680 Egbert Meesz Kortenaer Admiral of Holland Bart van der Helst pinx The Marquis de Mirabelle after Van Dyck Ferdinand de Furstenberg Bishop of Paderborn A Blotelinq sc 1669 Michel Adriaensz de Euyter Admiral Bloteling fec aqua forti Sir Thomas More Lord High Chancellor Edward Stillingfleet Canon of St Paul s Henry Duke of Norfolk 1678 Jane Duchess of Norfolk 1681 Augustus Stellingwerf Admiral of Friesland Cornelis de Wit Vice Admiral of Holland Tierck Hides de Fries Admiral of Friesland Cornelis Speelman Vice Admiral Various subjects after his own designs and other masters Edit Two 48 pounders cast at Lubeck by Albert Benningk for the States General of the Netherlands in 1669 engraving from 1671 Twelve Views of Gardens inscribed Alcune Vedute etc Eighteen circular plates of subjects of sacred history with flowers A Bloteling fec A Landscape with Diana bathing J van Neck pinx A Bloteling exc A Landscape with Alpheus and Arethusa the same Six Views of the Environs of Amsterdam Jac Ruisdael inv A Bloteling fee 1670 Actaeon devoured by his Dogs G Flink pinx A Shepherd playing on his Pipe with a Shepherdess after the same The Golden Age G Lairesse pinx N Visscher exc The Marriage of St Catharine after Raphael Two Heads of Children after Rubens rare some impressions have the name of Rubens The Study of the Head of a Man after Rubens A Bloteling fec et exc rare Four Studies of Lions after Rubens inscribed Varice Leonum Icones a P P Two Huntings of the Boar and Stag fine Mezzotints EditPortraits Edit Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby mezzotint Justus Lipsius A Bloteling fec Michelangelo Buonarroti A Bloteling fec Frans Mieris painted by himself A Bloteling fee Jan de Wit Grand Pensionary of Holland after de Baen Cornelis de Wit the brother of Jan after de Baen Staverinus an old Jew holding a Medal Corn Bega pinx Titus Oates Hawker pinx Desiderius Erasmus H Holbein pinx 1671 Henry Bennet Earl of Arlington after Lely oval Charles Earl of Derby after the same pictured Abraham Symmonds an artist after the same Queen Catharine after the same pictured William Henry Prince of Orange after the same 1678 Nell Gwyn P Lely pinx Mary of Modena Duchess of York after the same Cornelis Tromp Admiral of Holland after the same Michiel Adriensz de Ruijter Admiral of Holland J Lievens pinx The Emperor Leopold I C Morad pinx Henry Casimir Prince of Nassau M van Muscher pinx pictured Portrait of a Venetian Lady Titiano inv Constantijn Huygens B Valliant pinx Jan de Oronefeld after the same Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau Dietz Mezzotint ca 1690 Various subjects from his own designs and other masters Edit The Five Senses after C Bega The Four Ages circular after the same Hercules destroying the monster G Lairesse pinx St Peter penitent after P Moreels A Landscape with mythological figures F de Neve pinx The Temptation of St Anthony Cam Procaccini pinx A Man holding a glass Rostrate pinx Bust of a Man circular Bust of a young Man crowned with laurels circular Bust of Hippolyta oval Two Heads with Phrygian and Grecian Head dresses one plate The Satyr and a Peasant oval Vanitas a Child blowing bubbles Abundance a figure sitting The head of a Vestal crowned with roses Small bust of Jupiter circular Small bust of Venus same Half length of a Boy holding a Cat Cupid and Psyche A Blind Man playing on the Flute Andromeda References Edit Amsterdam city archive permanent dead link a b c Bryan 1886 Hind Arthur M 1963 A History of Engraving amp Etching from the 15th Century to the Year 1914 3rd fully rev ed New York Dover p 265 OCLC 1035610203 via the Internet Archive https library nga gov permalink 01NGA INST 1p5jkvq alma991621043804896 Image Collections www nga gov Sources Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Bryan Michael 1886 Blooteling Abraham In Graves Robert Edmund ed Bryan s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers A K Vol I 3rd ed London George Bell amp Sons Further reading EditJeffree Richard 1996 Browne Alexander In Turner Jane ed The Dictionary of Art Vol 4 New York Grove s Dictionaries pp 169 170 ISBN 1 884446 00 0 OCLC 1033646743 via the Internet Archive Lechner Gregor M 1995 Bloteling Blooteling Abraham In Kasten Eberhard et al eds Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon in German Vol 11 Munchen Leipzig Saur p 607 ISBN 3 598 22751 5 Moes Ernst Wilhelm 1910 Bloteling Abraham In Thieme Ulrich Becker Felix eds Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler in German Vol 4 Leipzig W Engelmann p 139 OCLC 1039507204 via the Internet Archive Smith John Chaloner 1878 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits London H Sotheran pt 1 pp 64 70 OCLC 1041598596 via the Internet Archive External links Edit Media related to Abraham Blooteling at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abraham Blooteling amp oldid 1104298708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
