Aegidius Sadeler

From 1597 Aegidius Sadeler worked in Prague as court engraver to Emperor Rudolf II. There he engraved portraits of people at court and paintings by artists like Roelant Savery and Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Born in Antwerp into a family of print dealers and engravers, he was trained by his uncle Jan and worked in Munich and Rome before Prague. After Rudolf died, the emperors Matthias and Ferdinand II kept him in favour. He died in Prague in 1629, and his pupils included Wenzel Hollar and Joachim von Sandrart. Browse 303 works by Aegidius Sadeler from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia