Career
Little is known about his life and training. lieutenant is presumed that he was a pupil of architectural painter Dirck van Delen. He resided in England from 1658 to 1661.
When the States of Zeeland – the governing body of Zeeland – decided to mint coins mechanically, de Blieck was commissioned to produce drawings on the production of the necessary equipment.
He was well aware of the latest technical advances as he knew the equipment in Paris and had made drawings of the minting equipment in Dortrecht. The building of the minting machines was not without problems, and de Blieck made a number of trips to Antwerp, Rotterdam and The Hague as supervisor for repairs and parts.
Adriaen van de Graeff was his pupil in 1665.
