Quirijn or Coryn Boel the Younger (25 January 1620 – 1668) was a Flemish engraver.

Life

Boel was born in

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as the son of Jan Boel. He was the nephew of Quirijn Boel the Elder. Boel worked in Antwerp and in Brussels. His three children were born and baptized in Brussels between 1656 and 1661. The godfathers of the children included prominent painters active in Brussels who were originally from Antwerp such as

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and

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. He died in either Antwerp or Brussels.

Work

Boel is known for engravings after old master paintings, most notably a selection of paintings for David Teniers the Younger for his '' Theatrum Pictorium''.Quirin Boel (II)
at the

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File:Coryn Boel - Blind leading the Blind SVK-SNG.G 11965-216.jpg, Engraving of ''The Blind Leading the Blind'' after a painting by

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File:Quirijn Boel - Venus and Adonis SVK-SNG.G 11965-128.jpg, Engraving of '' Venus and Adonis'', after a painting by Andrea Schiavone

References

1620 births 1668 deaths Artists from Antwerp Flemish engravers {{engraver-stub