(Cornelius Van), an eminent engraver, who flourished about the year 1640. He was a native of Holland; but under what master he learned the art of engraving, is uncertain. It is difficult to form a proper judgment of his merit; for sometimes his prints resemble those of Cornelius Visscher, of Lucas Volteman, of P. Pontius, of Bolwert, and other masters. A set of antique statues, engraved by him, are in a bold, free style, as if founded upon that of Goltzius; others, again, seem imitations of that of Francis Polly. In all these different manners he has succeeded; and they plainly manifest the great command he had with his graver, for he worked with that instrument only. He engraved a great variety of portraits, some of which are very valuable, and form the best as well as the larger part of his works.