BOLSWERT, Schelte Adamsz.

Schelte Adamsz. (à) Bolswert, Dutch engraver, younger brother of Boetius Adamsz. (à) Bolswert, also an engraver. He joined the GuildGLOSSARYAn association of the masters of a particular craft, trade or profession (painters, goldsmiths, surgeons, and so on) set up to protect its members' rights and interests. Such guilds existed in virtually every European city in the 16th century. The guild also monitored standards of work, acted as a court for those who brought their trade into disrepute, and provided assistance to members in need. in Antwerp in 1625-26, and under the supervision of Rubens he became the greatest engraver of the Flemish school. Boetius engraved from Rubens towards the close of his life. After the death of his brother, Schelte engraved more than sixty compositions of Rubens, of the most varied character, including hunting scenes and landscapes.