Prosper Henricus Lankrink

The young Lankrink received a good education, and was intended by his mother for a monk, but discovering an inclination for painting, he was permitted to attend the Academy, where his progress was considerable, and was promoted by his having access to study the best pictures in one of the finest collections at Antwerp.

His landscape paintings were much admired at the time: one, with a 'Nymph Bathing her Feet,' was engraved in mezzotint by John Smith.

His pictures were in considerable estimation, and he was occasionally employed by Sir Peter Lely to paint his backgrounds.

The scenery in his landscapes is wild and romantic, with rocks and broken grounds, in the style of Salvator Rosa.

[1] Prosper Henricus Lankrink was buried at his request under the porch of St. Paul's, Covent Garden.