The Lives of Dutch painters and paintresses

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The Lives of Dutch painters and paintresses
JCWeyerman - Frontispiece VI.jpg
Frontispiece of first volume with portrait of Otto van Veen
AuthorJacob Campo Weyerman
Original titleDe levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
SubjectArtist biographies
PublisherJacob Campo Weyerman
Publication date
1729–1769

The Lives of Dutch painters and paintresses, or De levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen, as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies with engraved portraits written by the 18th-century painter Jacob Campo Weyerman. It was published in four volumes as a sequel to Arnold Houbraken's own list of biographies known as the Schouburgh. The first volume appeared in 1729, and the last volume was published in 1769. This work is considered to be a very important source of information on 17th-century artists of the Netherlands, specifically those artists who worked in The Hague and in London.

Volume I[]

The engraved portraits included as illustrations in Volume I are below, followed by the artists listed in order of appearance in the text. The illustrations are all copied from Houbraken.

  • Johan Snellinx - David Jorisz - Erasmus

  • Dirck and Wouter Crabeth

  • Abraham Bloemaert - Adam Elsheimer - Adam van Oor

  • Rubens- Hendrik van Balen - Roelant Savery

  • Frans Snijders- Jan Breughel - Cornelis Schut

  • Frans Hals- Wencelas Coebergher - Lucas van Uden - Wybrand de Geest

  • Cornelis Poelenburgh - Daniel Seghers - Johannes Torenttius - Pieter de Valck

  • Jacob Jordaens - Jan van Goyen

  • Leonard Bramer - Dirk van Hoogstraten - Salomon de Bray

  • Anthony van Dijk and Jan Davidsz de Heem

  • Hubert van Eyck, p 179
  • Jan van Eyck, p 179
  • , p 180
  • Desiderius Erasmus, p 194
  • David Joris, p 199
  • Cornelis Anthonisz., p 201
  • Jan de Hoey, p 202
  • Bernard van Orley, p 203
  • Hans Jordaens, p 204
  • Adriaen Pietersz Crabeth, p 205
  • Dirk Crabeth, p 205
  • Wouter Crabeth I, p 205
  • Cornelis IJsbrantsz Cussens, p 210
  • Willem Thibaut, p 210
  • , p 211
  • , p 212
  • Jan Damesz de Veth, p 212
  • , p 212
  • Cornelis van Haarlem, p 212
  • Gerard van der Kuijl, p 212
  • , p 212
  • , p 212
  • Dirk de Vrije, p 212
  • Adriaen van der Spelt, p 213
  • Hans von Aachen, p 214
  • Otto van Veen, p 215
  • Jan Snellinck, p 219
  • , p 219
  • , p 219
  • Jacob van Swanenburgh, p 221
  • Isaac van Swanenburg, p 221
  • Claes Isaacsz Swanenburg, p 222
  • Willem Isaacsz Swanenburg, p 222
  • Adam van Noort, p 222
  • Adriaen van Nieulandt the younger, p 223
  • Jan de Wael I, p 223
  • Abraham Bloemaert, p 224
  • Adriaan Bloemaert, p 227
  • Hendrick Bloemaert, p 227
  • Cornelis Bloemaert, p 228
  • Tobias Verhaecht, p 229
  • Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, p 230
  • , p 234
  • , p 234
  • Pieter van Mierevelt, p 234
  • , p 234
  • Paulus Moreelse, p 234
  • Jan Woutersz van Cuyck, p 236
  • Sebastian Vrancx, p 238
  • Adam Elsheimer, p 240
  • Hendrick Goudt, p 246
  • Lucas Franchoys the Elder, p 247
  • Roelant Savery, p 248
  • , p 250
  • Aart Jansz Druyvesteyn, p 251
  • Adam Willaerts, p 251
  • Willem Jacobsz Delff, p 252
  • Peter Paul Rubens, p 253
  • Jan Wildens, p 282
  • Peter Snayers, p 295
  • Anthony van Dyck, p 296
  • Erasmus Quellinus II, p 310
  • Pieter Soutman, p 316
  • Cornelis Schut, p 317
  • Jan van den Hoecke, p 318
  • Samuel Hoffmann, p 318
  • Maarten Pepyn, p 319
  • Frans Wouters, p 319
  • Abraham van Diepenbeeck, p 320
  • Abraham Janssens, p 322
  • Theodoor van Thulden, p 322
  • Theodoor Rombouts, p 325
  • Caspar de Crayer, p 327
  • Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen, p 329
  • Cornelius van Poelenburgh, p 333
  • Jan van der Lijs, p 334
  • Daniel Vertangen, p 334
  • François Verwilt, p 334
  • Alexander Keirincx, p 335
  • Warnard van Rijsen, p 335
  • Joris van Schooten, p 335
  • , p 335
  • Jacob Ernst Thomann von Hagelstein, p 336
  • Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, p 337
  • Hendrick ter Brugghen, p 337
  • Pieter van Bronckhorst, p 339
  • Adriaen van de Venne, p 340
  • Johannes van der Beeck, p 341
  • Daniel Seghers, p 343
  • Jan Brueghel the Younger, p 346
  • Hendrick van Balen, p 349
  • Frans Snyders, p 350
  • Frans Hals, p 352
  • Adriaan van Stalbemt, p 352
  • Dirck Hals, p 355
  • Deodat del Monte, p 357
  • Pieter Lastman, p 358
  • Hendrick van der Burgh, p 362
  • David Teniers the Elder, p 362
  • Wenceslas Cobergher, p 363
  • David Bailly, p 369
  • Jacob Vosmaer, p 369
  • Pieter de Valck, p 371
  • Willem van der Vliet, p 372
  • Willem van Nieulandt II, p 373
  • Christiaen Jansz van Bieselingen, p 374
  • Adriaen Brouwer, p 375
  • Adriaen Cornelisz van Linschoten, p 375
  • Lucas de Wael, p 376
  • Wybrand de Geest, p 377
  • Jacob Potma, p 378
  • Gerard van Honthorst, p 379
  • Adriaen de Bie, p 380
  • Peter Snayers, p 380
  • Cornelis de Wael, p 381
  • Jacob Jordaens, p 382
  • Dirk van Hoogstraten, p 386
  • Lucas van Uden, p 386
  • Jacob Franquart, p 389
  • Anna Francisca de Bruyns, p 391
  • Leonaert Bramer, p 392
  • Jan van Goyen, p 393
  • Pieter de Neyn, p 396
  • Roelant Roghman, p 397
  • Salomon de Bray, p 398
  • Adriaen van Utrecht, p 400
  • Wouter Crabeth I, p 401
  • Huybrecht Jacobsz Grimani, p 401
  • Johann Liss, p 402
  • Jan Davidsz. de Heem, p 407

Volume II[]

The engraved portraits included as illustrations in Volume II are below, followed by the artists listed in order of appearance in the text. The illustrations are all copied from Houbraken.

  • Philips de Champagne, Pieter Jansz van Asch, Jan van Bronkhorst

  • Disciples of Emaus

  • Rembrandt, Schuurman and Backer

  • Jan Lievens, Palamedes Palamedesz, Erasmus Quellinus

  • Adriaen Brouwer, Juriaan Ovens, Cornelis Bega

  • Herman and Cornelis Zachtleven, David Teniers

  • Adriaen van Ostade

  • Otto Marseus van Schriek, Pieter van Laer, Nicolas van Helt Stockade

  • Gerard Dou and Bartolomeus van der Helst

  • Govert Flinck, Peter Lely and Philip Koning

  • Jan Weenix, David Beck, Simon Peter Tilmans and Hendrik Zorg

  • Allaert van Everdingen and Adam Pijnacker

  • Gerbrand van den Eekhout and Wallerant and Jaques Vaillant

  • Paulus Potter and Jacob van der Does

  • Johan Lingelbach en Samuel and Jan van Hoogstraten

  • Hendrick Verschuuring and Willem Kalf

  • Ludolf Bakhuizen and Vincent van der Vinne

  • Johan Hendrik Roos and Juriaan van Streek

  • Frans van Mieris, Jan Steen

  • Gerard ter Burg, Gabriel Mitzu, Karel de Jardyn, Gillis de Hondekoeter

  • Jan Asselyn, Heyman Dullaart, Jan van Pée, Melch. de Hondekoeter

  • Abraham Genoels, Adrian van den Velde

  • Gerard de Laires, Bartolet

Volume III[]

The engraved portraits included as illustrations in Volume III are below, including one of the "Vignets", an engraving after a butterfly by Maria Sibylle Merian. The engravings are followed by the artists listed in order of appearance in the text. The portrait illustrations are all copied from Houbraken.

  • Jacob Torenvliet and Michiel van Musscher

  • Godfried Schalcken and Philip Tideman

  • Jan de Bisschop and Johannes Voorhout

  • Maria Sybille Merian and David van der Plaas

  • Plate of butterfly by Maria Sybille Merian

  • Godfried Kneller and Gerard Hoet

  • Matthys Wulfraat and Augustinus Terwesten

  • Johannes Verkolje and Abraham Hondius

  • Joanna Koerten

Volume IV[]

Volume IV is split into two parts. After a long introduction mentioning several artists and ending with Francisque Millet, a list of painters follows beginning with Adriaen Hanneman, who took lessons at the Hague Academy and were members of the Confrerie Pictura. At the end of the Hague list, the book continues with new page numbering.

Volume IV part two[]

  • Carel de Moor, p 1
  • , p 28
  • Marcellus Laroon, p 31
  • Peter Casteels II, p 33
  • Pieter Casteels III, p 35
  • Arnold Frans Rubens, p 36
  • Jan Claudius de Cock, p 47
  • Michiel Carree, p 54
  • Jan van Helmont, p 56
  • Richard Collin, p 57
  • Zeger Jacob van Helmont, p 58
  • , p 61
  • Adriaen van der Werff, p 68
  • , p 87
  • Jan Griffier, p 91
  • Robert Griffier, p 92
  • Bartram de Fouchier, p 98
  • Pieter van Bredael, p 103
  • Jacob de Wit, p 104
  • Cornelis Troost, p 107
  • Carel Borchaert Voet, p 111
  • Nicolaas van Eyck, p 114
  • Coenraet Roepel, p 121 [5]
  • Gerard Melder, p 123
  • Caspar Netscher, p 124
  • Theodorus Netscher, p 140
  • Constantijn Netscher, p 148
  • Theodor van der Schuer, p 153
  • Mattheus Terwesten, p 158
  • Augustinus Terwesten, p 181
  • , p 182
  • Jan Verbruggen, p 183
  • Jan van Gool, p 186
  • Hendrick Danckerts, p 200
  • Willem Wissing, p 201
  • John Hoskins (painter), p 208
  • Prosper Henricus Lankrink, p 211
  • John Greenhill, p 219
  • Cornelis Huysmans, p 221
  • Abraham Cooper, p 223
  • Remigius van Leemput, p 224
  • Alexander Cooper, p 228
  • Jacques Stella, p 229
  • Adriaen Hanneman, p 247
  • Ludowyk Smits, p 251
  • Richard van Bleeck, p 254
  • Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, p 260
  • Jan Siberechts, p 263
  • Nicholas Hilliard, p 265
  • Wenceslaus Hollar, p 268
  • Willem de Keyser, p 271
  • Pieter van Mol, p 290
  • Jan Miel, p 291
  • Bartholomeus Breenbergh, p 293
  • William Dobson, p 294
  • , p 299
  • , p 302
  • Adam Colonia, p 303
  • , p 304
  • Jan de Beijer, p 306
  • John Baptist Gaspars, p 314
  • George Lambert (English painter), p 316
  • Jan Looten, p 318
  • Gerard Edema, p 321
  • Nicolaes Willingh, p 324
  • Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, p 326
  • Aleijda Wolfsen, p 326
  • , p 329
  • John Riley (painter), p 330
  • Pieter Nason, p 333
  • , p 335
  • Jan van der Heyden, p 339
  • Pieter Hermansz Verelst, p 340
  • Johann Zacharias Kneller, p 342
  • Egbert van Heemskerck, p 345
  • Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger, p 357
  • Herman van der Mijn, p 359
  • , p 363
  • Pieter Hardimé, p 375
  • Gerard Wigmana, p 375
  • , p 380
  • Jacques Ignatius de Roore, p 384
  • , p 389
  • , p 390
  • , p 405
  • Jacob Campo Weyerman, p 409
  • Henriëtta van Pee, p 432

References[]

  • De levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen, door Jakob Campo Weyerman, Konst-schider.[2][3][4][5]
  1. ^ Weyerman copied Houbraken's confused notes on Willem Drost and the as yet unidentified "Terlee"
  2. ^ De levens-beschryvingen...Volume I on Google books
  3. ^ De levens-beschryvingen...Volume II on Google books
  4. ^ De levens-beschryvingen...Volume III on Google books
  5. ^ De levens-beschryvingen...Volume IV Verrijkt met nieuwe Vignetten, Vierde Deel. Te Dordrecht, By Ab. Blussé en Zoon, MDCCLXIX (1729–1769) on Google books

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