Caspar Jacobsz Philips
Engraver and architecture historian from the Northern Netherlands
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| Intro | Engraver and architecture historian from the Northern Netherlands | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Writer Artist | |
| Work field | Arts Literature | |
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| Birth | 1732, Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Death | 1789Amsterdam, Netherlands (aged 57 years) |
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Caspar Jacobsz Philips (1732 – 1789), was an 18th-century engraver and architectural historian of the Northern Netherlands.
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He was born in Amsterdam and was the pupil of his uncle, Jan Caspar Philips. He is most known for his drawings of Amsterdam buildings in his Grachtenboek, but he also wrote a book on perspective. He died in Amsterdam.