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Adam de Coster (1586-1643) was a contemporary Flemish painter. This engraving was executed after a painting in grisaille by van Dyck. The portrait was included in van Dyck's "Iconography" (Icones Principum Virorum), a collection of portraits of leading personalities of van Dyck's time. Below his portrait de Coster is described as a Pictor Noctium i.e. a 'Painter of Nights', a clear reference to his preference for tenebrist scenes.
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