Philipp Kilian Explained

Philipp Kilian (1628 – 1693) was a German Baroque engraver.

Biography

According to Houbraken, he engraved the portrait of Johann Heinrich Roos, which Roos' teacher Barent Graat sent him when he was writing his Schouburgh.[1] Kilian made the engraving for Joachim von Sandrart, whose Teutsche Academie he illustrated.

According to the RKD, he was the son of the engraver Wolfgang Kilian, and brother to Bartholomaus.[2] Besides engraving Sandrart's portrait, he made engravings after paintings by Karel Skreta, Philippe de Champaigne, and Johann Carl Loth.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. "Kiliaan" mentioned as engraver of Roos portrait in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/44338 Philipp Kilian