in response to the contemporary demand for copies of rubens' oil sketches, van lint produced a large number of copies of rubens' work. pieter van lint was together with abraham willemsens and willem van herp one of the principal producers of such copies for the antwerp art dealers. many of these were executed on copper, a material for painting that was highly prized both for durability and its glossy finish in spain. four oils on copper works by van lint are in the collection of the the prado museum in madrid, including a copy after rubens.