Caspar Jacobsz Philips

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

Etching of Caspar Jacobsz Philips
Facades in the Grachtenboek

Biography

He was born in Amsterdam and was the pupil of his uncle, Jan Caspar Philips.[1] He is most known for his drawings of Amsterdam buildings in his Grachtenboek, but he also wrote a book on perspective.[1] He died in Amsterdam.

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