Lievin Cruyl

Who is Lievin Cruyl?

Lievin Cruyl, a Flemish priest, who was a designer and engraver, was born at Ghent about the year 1640, and died there in 1720. He designed the views of the most interesting objects in and near Rome, enriched with figures and animals: these are touched with spirit and in a pleasing style. Several of his drawings have been engraved by Giulio Testa; and we have by him some very interesting etchings from his own designs. He generally marked his plates LCruyl. The following are by him:

⁕A set of Twenty-three Plates of Ancient and Modern Rome; L. Cruyl del. et scul. 1665.

⁕A set of Views of Roman Ruins &c.; 1667.

⁕The Triumphs of the Roman Emperors; after Andrea Mantegna; ten plates.

A drawing of the View of the construction of the Pont-Royal, Paris, in 1687 was sold at Christie's in London in 2009 for £97,250.