The Great Lansquenet or Standard Bearer, 1658, Mezzotint; first state of two, Sheet: 11 x 7 7/8 in. (27.9 x 20 cm), Prints, Prince Rupert of the Rhine (Bohemian, Prague 1619–1682 Westminster), after Pietro Muttoni, called della Vecchia (Italian, Venice 1602/3–1678 Venice), Prince Rupert of the Rhine (son of the exiled Frederick V of Bohemia) was one of the earliest practitioners of mezzotint, and a vital contributor to its development. Rupert met Ludwig von Siegen (the technique's inventor) in 1654, but did not attempt his own mezzotints until 1657
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Great Lansquenet, Standard Bearer, 1658, Mezzotint, first state, two, Sheet, 11 x 7 7/8, 27.9 20 cm, Prints, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Bohemian, Prague, 1619–1682, Westminster, after Pietro Muttoni, called della Vecchia, Italian, Venice, 1602/3–1678, Rupert, Rhine, son, exiled Frederick, V, Bohemia, earliest practitioners, mezzotint, vital contributor, development, Rupert met, Ludwig, von, Siegen, technique, inventor, 1654, attempt, own mezzotints, 1657
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