# Richard Collin

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For the historian and New Orleans food writer, see [Richard H. Collin](/source/Richard_H._Collin).

**Richard Collin** (1626, [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg) – 1698, [Brussels](/source/Brussels)), was an engraver from Luxembourg.

## Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of [Joachim von Sandrart](/source/Joachim_von_Sandrart) in Rome, and became a master in the Antwerp [Guild of St. Luke](/source/Guild_of_St._Luke) in 1650–1651.[1] He worked in Rome and in Antwerp, and is known for portraits he engraved for [Cornelis de Bie](/source/Cornelis_de_Bie)'s book of artists called [Het Gulden Cabinet](/source/Het_Gulden_Cabinet).[1] In the 1660s he took on pupils, and in 1678 he moved to Brussels and became the court engraver for [Charles II of Spain](/source/Charles_II_of_Spain).[1] His engraving of [Christina, Queen of Sweden](/source/Christina,_Queen_of_Sweden) is held in the [Victoria and Albert](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum) Museum.[2]

## References

1. [Richard Collin](https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/17753) in the [RKD](/source/RKD)

1. Collin, Richard. ["Christina of Sweden - Print"](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O567356/christina-of-sweden-print-richard-collin/). *Victoria & Albert*. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

## Further reading

- [Engravings in Sandrart's *Teutsche Academie*](http://ta.sandrart.net/edition/person/view/1195)

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