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Jacob Roman. Mezzotint by P. Schenk.

David Hoogstraten. Mezzotint by P. Schenck after himself.

Johannes Dolaeus. Mezzotint by P. Schenck after himself.

William of Orange attacks Louis XIV and James II, who are riding on an ass; Father Petre, confessor to the queen of England, rides on a lobster with the infant Old Pretender; Cardinal Faustenburg falls off a tortoise. Mezzotint by P. Schenck, c. 1689.

Georg Wolfgang Wedel. Mezzotint by P. Schenck.

King William III of England. Mezzotint by P. Schenck, 168-.

Frederik Ruysch. Mezzotint by P. Schenck after J. Pool.

Lucas von Schröck. Mezzotint by P. Schenk after I. Fisches, junior.

Frère Jacques de Beaulieu [Baulot]. Mezzotint by P. Schenk after J. Pool.

Ludolph Smids. Mezzotint by P. Schenck.

Charles XII, King of Sweden. Etching by P. Schenck, 1704.

Charles II, King of Spain. Etching by P. Schenck.

Camille de Tallard, maréchal de France. Etching by P. Schenck, 170-.

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Peter Schenk the Elder

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Images by Peter Schenk the Elder

Works from the collections

Charles XII, King of Sweden. Etching by P. Schenck, 1704.

Charles II, King of Spain. Etching by P. Schenck.

Frederik Ruysch. Mezzotint by P. Schenck after J. Pool.

Jacob Roman. Mezzotint by P. Schenk.

Camille de Tallard, maréchal de France. Etching by P. Schenck, 170-.