Thomas de Leu

Thomas de Leu or Leeuw or Le Leup or Deleu (1560–1612)[1] was a French engraver, publisher, and print dealer of Flemish origin.

[2][3] He was the son of a print dealer in Oudenaarde and began his career in Antwerp, where he worked for Jean Ditmar (c. 1538–1603)[2] and was influenced by the Wierix.

[6] In the Wars of Religion he managed to switch from the side of the Catholic League to that of Henry IV.

As a result, he became enormously wealthy, running a highly productive workshop and publishing numerous prints by other artists.

255) and Sir Francis Drake, and many engravings on religious subjects, such as Christ in Blessing (1598; Linzeler no.