Wallerant Vaillant

Born: 1623

Death: 1677

Biography:

Wallerant Vaillant (30 May 1623 – 28 August 1677) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age and one of the first artists to use the mezzotint technique, which he probably helped to develop. Wallerant Vaillant was born in Lille, the oldest of five brothers who all became successful painters. It is said Wallerant was a student of Erasmus Quellinus II (16...