Background
He was born in Antwerp, the brother of Gerard Edelinck.
He was born in Antwerp, the brother of Gerard Edelinck.
He was probably younger than Gerard, though his date of birth is unknown. Joseph Strutt, writing in the late 18th century, compared his work unfavourably to Gerard"s, saying that, although he closely imitated his style, "he never equalled him, either in drawing or the execution of the mechanical part of his plates."
He died in Paris in 1680.
Quotations: "they do him great cr, though the effect is cold, and the extremities rather heavy".