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Gérard Edelinck , 1640-1707, French engraver, b. Antwerp. He is known for his faithful interpretations of the work of Raphael, Le Brun, Champaigne, and other masters and for his portraits of celebrities of the time, including Louis XIV, Colbert, La Fontaine, John Dryden, and Descartes.

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Edelinck, Gerard (bapt. Antwerp, 20 Oct. 1640; d Paris, 2 Apr. 1707). Flemish-born engraver who settled in Paris in 1666 and became a French citizen in 1675. He was the son-in-law of Nanteuil and like him was celebrated as a portrait engraver. His prints after the Old Masters are also highly distinguished, notably that of Rubens's copy of Leonardo's Battle of Anghiari.
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Edelinck, Gerard (1640–1707). Flemish-born engraver who settled in Paris in 1666 and became a French citizen in 1675. He was the son-in-law of Nanteuil and like him was celebrated as a portrait engraver. His prints after the Old Masters are also highly distinguished, notably that of Rubens's copy of Leonardo's Battle of Anghiari.
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