Richard Collin (1626, Luxembourg – 1698, Brussels), was an engraver from Luxembourg.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Joachim von Sandrart in Rome, and became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1650–1651.[1] He worked in Rome and in Antwerp, and is known for portraits he engraved for Cornelis de Bie's book of artists called Het Gulden Cabinet.[1] In the 1660s he took on pupils, and in 1678 he moved to Brussels and became the court engraver for Charles II of Spain.[1] His engraving of Christina, Queen of Sweden is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]

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References

Further reading

• Engravings in Sandrart's Teutsche Academie

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