Wandelaar Set

An opulent collage with classic skeleton etchings by Jan Wandelaar.

Jan Wandelaar (14 April 1690 – 26 March 1759) was a Dutch engraver, painter, and illustrator. He made a name for himself making anatomic illustrations for the Dutch anatomist, Frederik Ruysch, who notably, was the father of two of our favorite still life painters: Rachel and Anna Ruysch.

Notes About the Artwork

Source Print

Skeleton at a tomb

Artist: Jan Wandelaar, 1747

From: Albinus, Bernhard Siegfried. Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani. Leiden: Johannes and Hermanus Verbeek, 1747.

History

Published in Leiden, 1747. Anatomical plates drawn by Jan Wandelaar and engraved by Grignion, Scotin, Ravenet, and Boitard.