About Caspar Luyken
Lived 1672 – 1708 (aged 35). Caspar Luyken was a Dutch engraver, draftsperson, graphic artist, illustrator, etcher and copper engraver.
Caspar Luyken (18 December 1672 – 4 October 1708) was a Dutch illustrator and engraver. He was the son of Jan Luyken, with whom he collaborated extensively.
Luyken worked mostly in Amsterdam and produced Het Menselyk Bedryf ("The Book of Trades") with his father in 1694.
In 1699, he moved to Nuremberg to work with Christoph Weigel the Elder. He stayed there until 1705. In 1708, Jan and Caspar Luyken illustrated Weigel's Historiae Celebriores Veteris Testamenti Iconibus Representatae.
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Who was Caspar Luyken?
Dutch illustrator and engraver (1672–1708)
When was Caspar Luyken born?
Caspar Luyken was born on 18 December 1672 in Amsterdam.
When did Caspar Luyken die?
Caspar Luyken died on 4 October 1708 in Amsterdam.
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Caspar Luyken was an engraver, draftsperson, graphic artist, illustrator, etcher and copper engraver.
What nationality was Caspar Luyken?
Caspar Luyken was Dutch.
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