Verkolje, Nicolaes

(4/11/1673 Delft-1/21/1746 Amsterdam)

   Genre painter and mezzotint engraver. Trained under his father. Best known for his engravings. Works include erotic scenes — bordellos, breast fondling, nudes, etc.

   Reproductions: Ein Kuehner Annaherungsversuch; schabkunstblatt; Bilder-Lexikon vol. 3: p. 60 .

   [b]Source: Benezit, vol. 14: p. 190; DoA vol. 32: p. 259; ThB xxxiv 1940: p. 257.