Anecdotes of painting in England : with some account of the principal artists, and incidental notes on other arts (1826)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 · London : Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major · leaf 204
rona-tion of the Emperor Leopold, drew his picture withsuch success, that Vaillant soon found himselfoverwhelmed with business, till the Marechal deGrammont carried him to Paris, where in fouryears he found business enough to enrich him.He returned to Amsterdam and died there in1677. At what period… … Born 1623, Died 1677, 170 CATALOGUE OP ENGRAVERS,, England does not appear, yet here he certainlywas, and came with Prince Rupert, who taughthim the secret of mezzotinto. Descamps saysthat this mystery, as it was then held, was stolenfrom Vaillant by the son of an old man whoscraped the grounds of…
