[1] He is mainly remembered as a printmaker, whose innovation in combining engraving with etching on the same plate became extremely common.
His father Étienne Morin was a master painter who died young (circa 1612–1615).
Van Plattenberg was originally from Antwerp and became a founding member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
[2] Van Plattenberg and Morin worked together on various publications such as a series of landscapes and marine scenes.
[2] His graphic work consists of 118 plates, which are undated and the chronology of which is unknown.