Kessel, Theodorus van

Works on Paper

19th Century

Etching (reproduction) on paper

Theodorus van Kessel was an engraver active in the Dutch Republic, Rome and Antwerp. Little is known of his early life. He is recorded as working in Rome where he inscribed his name in the catacombs of Domitilla, in the crypt of David. His presence in Antwerp is firmly established in 1652 where he was active until around 1660. He is known for several series of prints after other artists; among them are 10 plates of animals he made in 1654 for Jan van den Hecke entitled Alcune Animali. Van den Hecke was at the time court painter and curator for the governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm. After van den Hecke died, Teniers succeeded him in the position of court painter and curator.

Gift of Dr. William Fitzhugh, Jr.

topic

Mills College Art Museum

Still image

3 in. x 4 1/4 in. (7.62 cm x 10.8 cm)

ACCESSION NUMBER: 1953.213.b

https://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20798688

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