Marcus Gheeraerts the elder
Edward Hodnett

Marcus Gheeraerts the elder of Bruges, London and Antwerp was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher who was active in his native Flanders and in England. He practiced in many genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes. He designed heraldic designs and decorations for tombs. He is known for his creation of a print depicting a map of his native town Bruges and the illustrations for a Dutch-language publication recounting stories from Aesop’s Fables. His attention to naturalistic detail and his practice of drawing animals from life for his prints had an important influence on European book illustration

Book contains 60 examples of his diverse etching works.