Vandyck. 
Lutma. 
; and even in those historical 
boldness, freedom, facility of his execution; His 
beauties which we have assign- 
ed to historical works ; and as to his , Whe- 
ther in the varied and brilliant effects. of sunshine, or 
the stillness and solemnity of twilight, we cannot suf- 
pay Ppa the beauty, character, and sentiment, 
which he has so happily infused into them; and even 
safthtess slliihtar warlcs, whenelas thee teiiitloustee thaer 
outline, every stroke of his point teems with nature, 
character, ion. is etchings in general are 
executed with aquafortis, and finished with the gra- 
ver and the dry point. They are very numerous, and 
consequently of very different d of merit, 
The few etchings which Vandyck has left, are admi- 
table specimens of his talents in that way. His prin- 
cipal works are the Ecce Homo, from his own design, 
and Titian and his Mistress, from a picture of that mas- 
ter. ‘The character of his heads is finely expressed ; 
are drawn with much taste and correctness ; 
the hands are firmly marked, and full of energy 
Antwerp under his in ion, from pi of his own, 
are a few etched by hi , which, for spirited and 
correct drawing, fine expression, and tasteful execution, 
address of Martin Vanden Enden, as the plates were 
afterwards retouched. 
the engravers who have successfully worked 
after Ru’ we must not over a Jeg- 
her, who has left some excellent imitations of Rubens’ 
ings. 
, bold style, with 
erful strokes; and 
all the fr me 
and spirit of the origi- 
, even in the dark cross- i a of the art 
wood-cutting lost to the moderns. e extremities 
of the figures are well marked ; the heads, h slight, 
expressive; and in all his works the style of the mas- 
ter he worked from is admirably preserved. 
There are many fine etchings of Ferdinand Bol, 
Lievens, Van Vliet, and several other painters of that 
time, who either were the pupils of Rembrandt, or imi- 
tated his style. They have all a fine breadth of ligh 
and are executed with great spirit and effect ; but have 
not in any instance equalled brandt. There are a 
few ee Lutma executed at this time 
in a new way, opus mailleoli, or the work of the 
hammer. ee eee 
mer and small punches or chisels, like the etching 
points ; and the s were made of any depth, ac- 
ig to the force of the blows andthe closeness of 
ss 
the dots. Say oceyicd of ahnna initio beloeetaiees 
ing entirely scra , gives in impressions 
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engravers. ings are i ; but his 
Tie wate of ex< 
but on the flesh he bestowed i 
heads are finished in an exce' 
both the character and expressi 
his dexterity in handling the graver. 
ny works of considerable size, from his own 
Seen the: pets te ee 
, history, it, conversations, and ] 
&c. which are much esteemed. His brother, John 
same family, has left many etchings in a free, spirited, 
and ly style. Though but slightly finished, ‘hi 
drawing is correct; but he paid little attention 
lour or effect, and left many parts of his 
untin His works, which are numerous, are prin« 
cipally 
and Du Jardin. 
painters of the Dutch school have likewise pro« 
duced many beautiful etchings of conversa- 
tions, cattle, &c. The lan of | c 
may contrast the 
works, in this way, which have been us by Jakob 
Ruysdael. Without the finishing of Waterloo, they Ruysidl. 
etchings of Ostade it m meetings, and si- Ostade. 
milar subjects, conceived with coat Shiite ‘and exe- 
ted wi i, 
much it; and fi and still life 
admirabl geoupul:!Toy are all his own de 
signs, of various sizes, and very numerous, and of difs 
ferent degrees of merit. 
Of all the painters who have etched animals, for 
scientific drawing and profound anatomical knowledge; 
nnkeietbone to be compared to Paul Potter. He 
left many etchings, wherein he has exerted his great ter. 
talents in this way with much success. His figures are 
grouped with great taste, and their extremities are 
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Paul Pot« 
