Nicolas Edelinck


Nicolas-Étienne Edelinck was a French engraver, was born to a family of engravers in Paris, the eighth son of Gérard Edelinck. Although he had the advantage of his father's instruction, and of studying in Italy, he never rose above mediocrity. He engraved some portraits, and a few plates for the Crozat Collection. He died in Paris in 1768.
Among other prints by him are the following:
File:André Campra.jpg|thumb|right|200px|André Campra, 1725; after a painting by André Bouys
Born in Paris on April 9, 1681, he was the eighth son of Gérard Edelinck, who took him on as a pupil, but soon sent him to continue his training in Venice, where he befriended Nicolas Vleughels. Despite this advantage, his talent remained mediocre, and according to Pierre-Jean Mariette, “an unforgivable indolence prevented him from exercising an art for which he had a happy disposition”.
He is Pierre-Philippe Choffard advisor.
He died in Paris on May 11, 1767.