1 7 th ▁century ▁van ▁den ▁Wy ng a erde ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁leading ▁publish er ▁of ▁prints ▁in ▁Ant werp , ▁along ▁with ▁Martin us ▁van ▁den ▁End en , ▁Gill is ▁( or ▁G illes ) ▁Hend ric x ▁(? - 1 6 7 7 ) ▁and ▁Jo annes ▁Mey ss ens ▁( 1 6 1 2 - 1 6 7 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁with ▁substantial ▁assets . ▁ ▁Work ▁Van ▁den ▁Wy ng a erde ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁re product ive ▁artist ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁original ▁artist ▁creating ▁his ▁own ▁designs . ▁ ▁Van ▁den ▁Wy ng a erde ' s ▁prints ▁after ▁his ▁own ▁original ▁designs ▁include ▁et ch ings , ▁eng rav ings ▁and ▁pl ates ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁techniques ▁are ▁used . ▁ ▁His ▁subject ▁matter ▁ranges ▁from ▁religious ▁scenes ▁and ▁alleg ories ▁to ▁genre ▁scenes ▁and ▁port ra its . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁port ra its ▁of ▁Catholic ▁card inals , ▁ 1 1 ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁battle ▁scenes ▁for ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁sheets ▁of ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁em blem s ▁for ▁a ▁religious ▁book . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁publishing ▁his ▁own ▁work ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries , ▁van ▁den ▁Wy ng a erde ▁re used ▁old ▁pl ates ▁by ▁well - est ab lished ▁artists ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁added ▁his ▁name ▁and ▁then ▁re iss ued . ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁seven ▁pl ates