Pieter Schenck
(1660-1711), Engraver and publisherArtist associated with 50 portraits
Pieter Schenck was a Dutch engraver, mapmaker and publisher. Born in Elberfeld, Germany in 1660, Schenck moved to Amsterdam in 1683 where he became a pupil of Gerard Valck. He became a skilled exponent of mezzotint engraving, which he practised until 1695, at which point he focused on making and selling maps.
by Pieter Schenck, after G.D. Vois
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Pieter Schenck, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Pieter Schenck, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, late 17th to early 18th century
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by Pieter Schenck, after G.D. Vois
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Pieter Schenck, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, probably late 17th century
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by Pieter Schenck, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, probably late 17th century
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King William III when Prince of Orange
by Pieter Schenck, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, probably late 17th century
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by Pieter Schenck
mezzotint, published circa 1675-1700
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possibly by Pieter Schenck, after David van der Plas
mezzotint, circa 1675-1700
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1680s-1690s
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Queen Mary II when Princess of Orange
by Pieter Schenck
mezzotint, probably 1680s
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Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
by and published by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, circa 1680-1710
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Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton
by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1685
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by and published by Pieter Schenck
mezzotint, circa 1685-1719
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by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1685-1688
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by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1685-1688
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by Pieter Schenck, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1685-1688
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The Seven Bishops Committed to the Tower in 1688
by Pieter Schenck, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1688 or after
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Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Bt; Mary of Modena; Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
attributed to Pieter Schenck
mezzotint, 1688 or after
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1688-1690)
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