Jacob Christoph Le Blon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacob Christoph Le Blon

painter

Date of Birth: 02-May-1667

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 16-May-1741

Profession: painter, printmaker

Nationality: France, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jacob Christoph Le Blon, or Jakob Christoffel Le Blon, (2 May 1667 – 16 May 1741) was a painter and engraver from Frankfurt who invented the system of three- and four-colour printing, using an RYBK color model similar to the modern CMYK system.[2] He used the mezzotint method to engrave three or four metal plates (one each per printing ink) to make prints with a wide range of colours.
His methods helped form the foundation for modern colour printing.