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Reinier Vinkeles

1741–1816, Amsterdam

The engraver, Reinier Vinkeles, was born in Amsterdam and trained in Paris under none other than J. Ph. Lebas. He was obviously a local patriot, as he turned down Catharine II’s offer of an appointment in St. Petersburg and spent his entire artistic life in Amsterdam, where he produced an extensive printed oeuvre.