, the first of a family of distinguished engravers, the son of a founder
, the first of a family of distinguished
engravers, the son of a founder and chaser, was born
at Brussels in 1550. He applied early in life to drawing
and engraving, and published some prints at Antwerp,
which did him great honour. Encouraged by this success,
he travelled over Holland that he might work under the
inspection of the best masters, and found a generous benefactor in the duke of Bavaria. He went afterwards into
Italy, and presented some of his prints to pope Clement
VIII. but receiving only empty compliments fram that
pontiff, retired to Venice, where he died 1600, in his fiftieth year, leaving a son named Juste or Justin, by whom
also we have some good prints. Raphael Sadeler, John’s
brother, and pupil, was born in 1555, and distinguished
himself as an engraver, by the correctness of his drawings
and the natural expression of his figures. He accompanied
John to Rome and to Venice, and died in the latter city.
Raphael engraved some plates for a work entitled “de
opificio mundi,
” 1617, 8vo, which is seldom found perfect. The works executed by him and John in conjunction,
are, “Solitudo, sive vitas patrum eremicolarum,
” 4to
“Sylvse sacrae,,
” “Trophaeum vitae solitaries
” “
Oraculum anacboreticum,
” “Solitude sive vitae feminarura anachoreticarum;
” “Recueil d‘Estampes, d’apres Raphael,
Titien, Carrache,
” &c. amounting to more than Vestigi dell' antichita di Roma,
” Rome,