Alardo de Popma (before 1617–1641) was aFlemish engraver, who worked inMadrid in the early seventeenth century, according to the earliest references to his works.[citation needed] His copperplateengravings includetitle-pages,frontispieces andportraits, which are characterized by an exceptionally clean and confident line.[citation needed]
His is known to have lived inSeville for a time, perhaps in order to undertake a commission there.[citation needed]
In 1616 he produced the engravings for theCronicón de la excelentísima casa de los Ponce de León, published in 1620. He executed the title-page for theComentario sobre las palabras de Nuestra Señora, que se hallan en el Evangelio by Fr.Pedro de Abreu in 1617. In 1621 he worked withJan de Courbes to produce a work commissioned by theOrder of Merced that included fifteen copper plates. In 1624, he engraved the title-page ofPedro Fernández de Navarrete'sConservación de las Monarquías y Discursos políticos (Madrid, 1626) and later the title-page for theHistoria de las Ordenes Militares deSantiago,Calatrava yAlcantara (Madrid, 1629), byFrancisco Caro de Torres, as well as the frontispiece for theObras de San Juan de la Cruz (1630), commissioned by the widow ofPedro Madrigal. Other works include his contributions toEl glorioso doctor San Ildefonso bySalazar de Mendoza (Toledo, c. 1618) and toEl embajador byJuan de Vera y Zúñiga (1620). The latter is one of his most renowned works, because of the clarity of the line and the play of light.
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