Caspar Jacobsz Philips (1732 – 1789), was an 18th-century engraver and architectural historian of the

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Biography

He was the son of Johan Jacob Philips who married to Rebecca Sieverts in 1730. He was baptized in the Lutheran church in Amsterdam and became the pupil of his uncle,

Jan Caspar Philips Jan Caspar Philips (1690–1775), was a German engraver who settled in Amsterdam. He was born perhaps in Trebur, like a younger brother. His father was Hendrik Philips (-1748), a wigmaker, his mother Anna Elizabeth Kraft (-1753). The family set ...

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He was married twice and had three daughters, baptized at home, from his first marriage. He is most known for his drawings of Amsterdam buildings in his Grachtenboek, but there are serious doubts about his involvement. He also wrote a book on perspective. He died in Amsterdam, living at

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* 1732 births 1789 deaths 18th-century engravers Dutch male writers Writers from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-historian-stub