young in the Books which were intended him for other Studies and preferring his Pencil before all things he drew his own Picture not having then seen 12 years by the resemblance in a looking Glass so like that those that saw it were amazed and this he did before he had the least Instruction from any one which his Parents perceiving sent him to a Master that he might enjoy his own Inclination but because his first Master was but an indifferent Painter and no ways meet to satisfy his earnest thirst after Learning he lest him and betook himself to Gerard Segars under whose better Instruction Art perfected what Nature began proving a most accomplished Workman after 4 years practice Antwerp being a place that was as it were the Seat of Arts and where was a Conflux of many eminent Painters he thought most worthy of his Residence and the fittest place for him to improve in There he made such a number of Magnificent Pieces that gave new Splendour to the ancient beauty of that wealthy City Henry Frederick Prince of Orange in the year 1642 and his Son Prince William employed him in their Service for several years in which time he made those excellent Pieces which were to be seen at the said Princes Palace at the Hague and other parts of Holland He Painted most Persons of Quality that were then living That great Piece of his is most admirable at the Hague where he represents Mars the God of War on one fide stirred up and provoked by the Furies on the other hand Peace and concord striving gently to appease and restraine him among the Figures is a naked woman whose flesh seems so natural so soft and lively that the Hand is apt to be deceived by the Eye into an endeavour to feell that which seems to be real Flesh The Martyrdom of St George in the great Church is also an admirable Piece He died in the Flower of his Age and his loss was much lamented 53. Bonaventure Peters Was born at Antwerp Anno. Dom. 1614. he had a rare Faculty in Sea Pieces sometimes representing a Calm Sea full of goodly Ships and Galleys riding with Pendants and Streamers displayed as it were in Triumph sometimes an outragious Storm in which the surious Winds and foaming billows seem to contend with each other for Victory while some shattered bark or sinking Ship is the Sacrifice that must appease their wrath His Sea-fights are also very natural where he observes as to his Design an exact order and decorum amidst a seeming confusion of Fire Smoke blood Wrecks and Splinters of Ships c. He Painted also prospects of Towns Castles c. very fine 54. Francis Wouters Born in the year 1614 was the disciple of Rubens a good Painter of Figures in small chiefly naked and of Landskips His Merits promoted him to be Painter to the Emperor Ferdinand the Second with whose Ambassadour he travailed into England where upon the death of the Emperor his Master in the year 1637 he was made Painter to King Charles the Second when Prince of Wales and lived a considerable time at London in great esteem 55. Dauiel Segars Brother to Gerard and born at Antwerp was a Disciple of John Brugell He had not scarce his equal among the Antients or Moderns for his artificial Painting of Flowers which look as fine and gay as Nature her self produces them in the Spring when Flora and Pomona Enamels the Fields and Gardens his Flowers excelling those which Nature gives in this that his Roses wither not but always keep their blushing Beauty his Violets never lose their purple nor his Lilleys their snowy white but have received a sort of Immortality by his Hand Having a desire to enter himself into the Society of the Jesuits he was admitted into their Convent at Antwerp and was made a Lay-brother his Superiours desiring to make advantage of his Industry set him to Paint those Histories of their Society which are to be seen over the Chairs of Confession in their Church at Antwerp At Rome he drew the most remarkable Rarities that he saw either in the Palaces or Gardens there His Works are no where to be found but in Princes Closets or amongst the Jesuits Henry Frederick Prince of Orange was so desirous to have something of his hand that he sent his Painter Willeborts on purpose to Antwerp to procure some Segars by permission of his Superiours made him a Present of an Oval Bason filled with flowers upon which he Painted here and there several Butterflies and other little insects so curiously that added much to the beauty thereof The Prince was so pleased with it that he sent the Society ten massy peices of fiue gold in form of Oranges richly enameled and a Painters Pallet and several handles for Pencils all of fine Gold The Princess of Orange had also presented her the Picture of an Oval bason full of Flowers mingled with Branches of the Orange Tree laden with Oranges with which she was so taken that She sent the Fathers a Cross of Gold enameled of above a Pound weight 56. Peter Snyers Born at Antwerp 1563. A good Painter of Landskips and battles both in large and small Was employed in the service of the Arch-Duke Albert and Isabella and several other Princes 57. Iames Van Es An Excellent Painter of Fruit-Pieces Fish Birds and Flowers which he did extraordinary well to the Life He lived for the most part at Antwerp where he was born 58. Adrian de Bie A Painter of good esteem in great figures and other Designs Was born in the year 1594. 59. Adrian Van Venne Born at Delft An. Dom. 1599. Had his Instruction at Leyden under Simon Valck and Jerom Van Diest His chief Excellency lay in Painting in black and white The King of Denmark and Prince of Orange had his Painting in great esteem the latter of whom had several pieces of Hunting done by him He was also a good Poet as appears by what he writ of that kind 60. Iames Iordans Born at Antwerp 19 Mar. 1594. Was brought up by Adam Van Oert his father in Law An Excellent Painter and Designer particularly in History Poetick Fables Devotion and the like He drew several curious things for the King of Sweden and other Princes 61. Gaspar de Crayer Was born at Antwerp in the year 1585. Received his first Instruction under Raphael Coxie The most considerable Abbeys in the Low-Countries were adorned with his Paintings In the the Abbey of Vicoigne is to be seen a Piece of fifteen foot high contained in a Chace of Marble representing the Passion extraordinary fine in that of St. Denis near Mons is another setting forth the manner of beheading that Saint at Ostend St. Peters Fishing Brussels being the ordinary place of his abode he did many curious things there His Picture of Prince Ferdinand as big as the life is reputed the best of his Preces which was sent to the King of Spain Brother of the said Prince
Henry Vanderhorcht Born at Frankendale in the Palatinate from whence he removed to Franckfort in the year 1636. The Earle of Arundel passing that way in his Embaisy to the Emperor took him with him and employed him in Italy in collecting what rarities could be there procured and afterwards brought him to England where he continued in his service till the death of the said Earl after whose decease he was preferred into the Service of King Charles the second then Prince of Wales 90 Iohn Myssens Born at Brussels 17 May 1612. His usual residence was at Antwerp where besides many things which he Painted to the life with singular Judgment he traded much in making and selling Prints in the knowledge whereof he was very skilful To all which as you see in many of the heads of this book he usually put his name in this manner Jo. Meyssens excudit 91. George Van Son An Excellent Painter of Fruit and Flowers at Antwerp where he was born Anno. Dom. 1622. 92. Iohn Baptist Van Deynum Born at Antwerp in the year 1620. His excellency lay most in painting small Figures to the life in Water-colours He was honoured by the place of his birth with the command of a Company of their trained-bands in quality of a Captain 93. Iohn Van Keyssel Born at Antwerp 1626. a curious Painter of Flowers and little Insects c. which are much esteemed 94. Henry Berckmans Born at Clunder near Willemstadt Was the disciple of Wouverman the famous Battle-Painter at Harlem and of Thomas Willeborts and James Jordaens at Antwerp His Pieces are much valued especially his Faces by the life He lived at Middleburgh in Zealand 95. Simon Voilet Was born at Paris Jan. 8. 1586. He began to be taken notice of before he was well fourteen years of age and travailed when very young to Turkey at the instance of the Baron de Sancy Ambassadour of France to the Ottoman Port the said Ambassador taking him in his retinue to draw the Grand Seignor's Picture and the most considerable places about Constantinople but Voilet at his arrival finding the difficulty of performing his Design by reason of the Turkish Laws was forced to take a quite different method from the usual practice and to imprint in his mind by the force of Imagination the Sultans visage such as he observed it to be in his attending the Ambassador at his audience and at other times which he did with so much Accuracy that his Draught of it afterwards when retired to his Chamber according to those Ideas he had before conceived appeared to resemble the Original as exactly to the life as if the Sultan had sat on purpose for it This was look't upon to be so extraordinary an effect of Ingenuity that he was richly rewarded for it and was so generally esteemed and applauded by men of Judgment that divers Copies were made of it by several excellent hands After this he went to Rome where he married Virginie Vezzo Vellatrano a Lady of extraordinary beauty and skilful in Painting as appears by many excellent Prints that are to be seen after her Designs During his abode there he was in good esteem with Pope Vrban the 8th and the Cardinal his Nephew At length at the command of Lewis the 13th his natural Prince he forsook Rome and the glories thereof and returned to France in the year 1628 having left behind him several Monuments of his Pencil which were held in equal reputation with some of the best in Italy and placed as a Testimony thereof in the Church of St. Peters at Rome where nothing that is common is suffered to come His first Imployment in his native Countrey was at the Palace of Luxembourgh which he adorned with many curious Designs He Painted several fine things for the Louvre and for the Galleries and Chappel of Cardinal Richlieu's Pallace and also in his Castle of Ruell for the Mareschal d' Effiats fine House at Chilly for the Queens Baths and at St. Germains The King himself was so delighted with the charming Beauties and Ornaments of his Painting that he would needs learn of him to handle the Pencil and often employed his Royal Hand in Drawing of Pictures which he bestowed among his Favourites after he had taken the Pleasure of doing them The King of England had so great a fancy for him that he endeavoured by many Sollicitations to get him into his Service but could not prevail yet Vouet sent him some of his Pieces as an acknowledgment of his respect and vencration for so great a Prince He died at the age of 59 years to the great grief of a multitude of his Disciples who in imitation of him have raised Painting to as great a pitch and made it as renowned in France as in any other part of Europe 96. Peter Testa A famous Roman Painter excellent in his Designs especially his Bacchanals was unfortunately drowned in the Tyber whether by accident or as some say that being Melancholly he thre himself in is uncertain 97. Peter Breugell A great Painter of Bows c. for his extraordinary humour in representing several Scenes of Hell the Fables of Tantalus Prometheus Ixiâ—n St. Anthonies Temptation and the like was Sir-named the Hellish Brugell 98. Cornelius le Brun. Chief Painter in Ordinary to the present French King Lewis XIV Rector and Chancellor to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in France His way of Painting is generally very pleasant his Designs great and noble Amongst the many glorious Ornaments of his Pencil with which France is at this day enriched Constantines Triumph over Maxentius The Stoning of St. Stephen The Slaughter of the Innocents and the Battle betwixt Darius and Alexander with Alexanders Triumph in several Peices are most considerable but above all that of Alexanders going to Darius his Tent seems to challenge the precedency in which is an example on the one side of the Instability of Fortune in the Mother Wise Sister and Daughters of Darius who from the heighth of happiness and honour saw themselves in one days time reduced to the extremity of Misery expecting nothing but Death or what was worse Captivity and Slavery on the other side of the great Clemency and Moderation of Alexander towards these unfortunate Princesses the Conqueror at his first entrance into the Tent seems to be stopt both by Syfigambis the Mother of Datius who throws her self at his Feet and by a Melancholly Scene that presents it self to his view of several dazling Objects that seem in various postures to expect their Sentence in each Face appears so much Majesty and exquisite Beauty mingled with an intense Sorrow so lively and with such variety expressed that it is hard to discern which is greatest and he must be very insensible that can forbear being moved by the one or charmed with the other Alexander seems at first sight to have laid aside all the roughness of a Soldier and by the gentleness of his behaviour and the mildness of
hear while they are thus doing an Alarme is supposed to be given by the sound of the Trumpeâ—s and Drums T is most pleasant to see with what hast the soldiers get out of the Water to dress themselves in order to engage the Enemy and assist their Comrades who appear a far of attacqued by some of the Enemies Horse amongst the rest is an old fellow with a Garland of Ivy about his head trying to put on his stockings which he finds great difficulty to do by reason of the wetness of his feet who seems to be so earnest and violent that his mouth looks distorted and all the Nerves and museles of his body to be strained to get them on This piece was most admirably designed full of curious and strong shortnings and was the study of all the Painters of that age He was a person very studious and well vers'd in the Holy Scriptures and Historians both Sacred and Prophane well skill'd in Philosophy and Poetry as appears by some Commentaries he made upon Dante 's and Petrarch and some Italian Verses very elegantly writ by him to the Lady Marchionesse of Pesquara As he attained to vast Wealth by his Industry so he was very liberal and charitable towards the Poor often giving large Sums for the marrying of Virgins that were poor to one of his Nephews he gave four thousand Ducats at one time and another time he bestowed on him ten thousand Ducats Asking one day one of his Servants called Vrbino What he would do after his death was answered by him That he must then endeavour to get another Master Alas poor man says Mièhael Angelo that shall not be if I can help it and gave him 2000 Ducats to live upon These and such like Noble Qualifications with which he was endued together with his Excellent Parts made him the Darling of the Age belov'd and honour'd by the most considerable Princes of the World as the Emperor Charles V. Francis the I. King of France the Duke of Tuscany and the Republick of Venice Solyman the Magnificent Emperor of the Turks endeavour'd by extraordinary offers to get him into Turky to assist him in some Designs he had on foot Cardinal Hippolyto de Medicis seeing him one day taken with the beauty of a Horse which was in his Stable sent him the Horse with 〈◊〉 Mules laden with Provender and a Groom to look after them Thus having gained a never dying Fame and spent a long Life in great content and satisfaction he vielded up to Nature the Tribute which was due to her Feb. 1â—th 1564. aged 90 years and was buried in the Church of St. Peter Major being attend to his Grave by all the Artists of the City XI Citian Born in the Year 1480. Was the Disciple of Giorgion whom he so nearly imitated while he was under him that some of his Works were not only supposed to be his Masters but the best of them which so anger'd him that he turned him off for fear he should one day eclipse the Reputation he had obtain'd in the Art which yet notwithstanding he failed not to do insomuch that the Senate of Venice taking notice of his Merits made him Painter to their Republick by which Titian was obliged to make with his own hands the Portraits of all the Doges that were elected in his time which were to be hung up in the Palace of St. Mark Some time after he went to the Duke of Ferrara for whom amongst other things he made a Venus accompanied with the Graces and some Cupids who never appeared so lovely to the eyes of Paris as he has represented her in that Piece he painted also the said Duke as big as the Life leaning with his Elbow on a Piece of Cannon for which he was well rewarded and extremely applauded After this he returned to Venice being obliged thereunto by the Duty of his place and painted a great many Pieces which serve to this day for an Ornament to their Churches and most sumptuous Houses particularly that in the Church of St. Giovanni Epolo of St. Peter the Martyr is most considerable the Saint who is something bigger than the Life appears fallen on the Ground in a Wood a Soldier attacks him and gives him such a mortal Wound in the Head that the horrer of Death appears in his Face while his Companion flying shews an extraordinary apprehension In the Air are two Angels environ'd with a sudden Glory that enlightens the Landskip which way of embelishing his Pieces by Landskips he learnt of the German Painters it being a thing not usual among the Italians before Francis the I King of France coming with an Army into Italy sent for him to his Camp to draw his picture the like he did for the Emperor Charles the fifth armed Cap a pee which was so highly valued that he recerved ten thousand Crowns for a reward Also for an Annunciation which he presented the said Emperor he received two thousand Crowns In the year 1546 he was invited to Rome and presented to the Pope by Cardinal Farnese who ordered him a lodging in the Belveder where seeing so many glorious productions of Art he was resolved also to leave some Monuments of his renowned pencil which while he was doing Michael Angelo desirous to be better acquainted with a person whose fame he had heard so much of went often to see him and could not deny him the praise that was due to his extraordinary merit adding that he excelled in the roundness of his faces and the softness of his Carnation and that if Titian had been but acquainted with the Antiquities of Rome he would infallibly have surpassed the greatest masters of the age Titian having given satisfaction to the Pope and the best Artists in Rome returned again to Venice laden with honour and wealth At his arrival he drew Mary Queen-Dowager of Hungary A Prometheus chained to mount Caucasus Sysiphus rolling the stone in Hell Tyrius gnawed on by Vulturs Tantalus gaping after the Apples that fly away from him and other excellent Pieces of the Poetical Fictions which since came into the possession of Phillip the second of Spaine and were put into the Escurial Our Saviour's last Supper which he made for the said King Phillip is a piece of extraordinary beauty and very great being seven yards long It is almost incredible what a great number of Portraits he drew of the several Princes and men of Quality in his time The Emperor Charles the fifth who like Alexander would be drawn by none but this Apelles was drawn three times by him for every one of which he received one thousand Crownes over and above an annual pension of two thousand Crownes out of the Chamber of Naples and the honour of Knighthood so that he grew exceeding rich and arrived to an high degree of honour and reputation He was of an admirable Constitution having never been sick in all his life-time ever pleasant and free His house was the resort of
him with a Massy Gold Chain with his Picture set with Diamonds and settled a considerable Pension upon him He was a lover of all those of his Countrey who excelled in any Art most of whose Pictures he drew with his own hand and which have been graven from thence by the best Gravers of that time such as Bolfwaert Vosterman Pontius c. Some he did himself in Etching He married one of the fairest and noblest Ladyes of the English Court Daughter of the Lord Ruthen Earl of Gowry whose Father being accused of a Conspiracy against King James the 1st his Estate was confiscated so that he had no great matter of Portion with his Wife but her Beauty and Nobility He died the same year that his Mr. Rubens did and was buried in St. Pauls Church London 34. Gerard Segars Was born at Antwerp and bred up under Abraham Jansens at the request of some great lovers of Painting he travelled to Rome where with great diligence and pains he copied some of the Works of the most famous Italian Painters furnishing his own Countrey with what he found most rare amongst them His Copies were esteemed not much inferiour to the Originals He was so ravished with those miracles of art he beheld there that he could not without great difficulty be got thence till Cardinal Zapata the King of Spains Embassadour at Rome with great importunity prevailed upon him to accompany him to Madrid where he Presented him to the King who conferred several Honors upon him as a Mark of his esteem He so nearly resembled the best of the Italian Painters in their greatest Elegance that when he had finished that incomparable Piece of the Crucifixion of St. Peter some of the best Judgments presently took it to be done by the hands of Michael Angelo Caravaggio Most of the Churches at Antwerp are adorned with his Works He made for the Duke of Newbourgh a picture of the Blessed Virgin which pleased him so extraordinarily that he rewarded him with a Gold Chain and a Medal over and above the full price of his Work He fixed at last at Antwerp where he built himself a stately house and adorned it with a great Collection of curious Paintings gathered from all parts with great cost and industry and there peaceably ended his daies in the year 1651. about 60 years of age 35. Adrian Van Vtrecht 'T is observable that no Town or Province scarce in the Low Countries has produced so many eminent Painters as that one Town of Antwerp where this famous person also received his birth 13. January 1599. His chief excellency lay in Fruit-Pieces Birds Beasts either as alive or dead 36. Adam Willaerts Was born at Antwerp in the year 1577. a neat Painter of Sea-pieces Ports Havens Rivers Ships Boats Barkes and little Figures in them 37. Iohn Bavur Was born at Stratsbourgh a delicate Painter in Water-colours the Duke of Brassignano sent for him to Rome and entertained him in his service as did also the Emperor Ferdinand afterwards He died Anno Dom. 1640. 38. Nicholas Knypfer Was brought up at Lypsick by Emanuel Nysen Anno. 1603. painted all sorts of Figures very artificially In the year 1630. He weâ—e to Vtrecht and sojourned with the famous Abraham Blomaert where he made several Pieces for the King of Denmark and other Princes and persons of Quality 39. Iohn Bylert Was born at Vtrecht of mean Parentage being but the Son of a Glazier yet advanced his own fortune by his great merits and industry His designs are held to be very good his figures were indifferent large and very soft 40. Iohn Van Balen Was born at Antwerp in the year 1611. a good Painter both in great and small had his first instruction under his father Henry Van Balen 41. Rowland Savery Painted Landskips Beasts Birds c. extraordinary fine He was born in Flanders and made Painter to the Emperor Rodolphus 42. Henry Vanderborcht Was born at Brussels Anno. 1583. From whence he removed to Frankendale on occasion of the troubles that broke out in his own Countrey and afterwards to Frankfort He learned to paint of Giles Valkenborgh Was a great lover of Rarities and Antique Curiosities The Earl of Arundel had him in great esteem for his rare Collection of Antient Pieces and Medals as also for his painting 43. Iacob Backer A good Painter in great his Designs are good and his Colours lively a very good Face-Painter Was born in the year 1608. 44. Deodate Delmont Lived sometime with Rubens with whom he travelled to Italy and other parts to increase his experience Rubens when he parted from him gave him a large Testimonial of his Abilities by a publick Instrument He was for several years Painter and Architect General to the Duke of Newburgh and afterwards he served the Arch-Duke Albert and the Infanta Isabella in the like quality until his death which hap'ned in the year 1643. 45. David Teniers Senior Born at Antwerp Anno Dom. 1582. Where having been instructed by such Masters as Rubens and Elshamer no wonder if he became famous in this Art he employed his time principally in Landskips and Figures both great and small He died Anno. 1649. 46. Adrian Van Newlant A very good Painter of small figures and Landskips there are several fine Pieces of his doing extant containing the Histories of the Old Testament His first beginning was under Peter Isaac and Francis Baden at Amsterdam Where he spent most of his life 47. Francis of Padoa An Admirable Painter of great figures very Copious in his Inventions Painted à Face to a miracle as appears by the Pictures of the Earl of Arundel and his Countess drawn by him He lived sometimes at Rome sometimes at Padoa his native place 48. Peter Franchoys Was a Painter of good esteem Born at Malines He died 11. August 1654. 49. Iohn Both A good Landskip Painter in which his Prospects are pleasant the foreparts strong and well coloured enriched with Figures of men and Beasts well designed He lived for the most part at Vtrecht the place of his birth 50. David Beck Was born Delft in Holland Painter and of the Bedchamber to the Queen of Sweden by whose direction he drew the Pictures of the most Illustrious persons of Christendom 51. Gerard Honthorst Born at Vtrecht anno Do. 1592. Brought up by Abraham Blomaert was very good in Designs and in Faces His sufficiency being known to several Cardinals he was employed by them in painting the Rarities that Italy at that time afforded He came afterwards into England where King James the first made use of him in several Designs to his satisfaction In Denmark are many fine Pieces of his to be seen His last employment was in the service of the Prince of Orange at the Hague 52. Thomas Willeborts Bossaert Born at Berghen ap Zoom in Brabant An. Dom. 1613. following diligently the examples of the great Painters that flourished at that time in the same Countrey he fell a Designing when very
besides the applause that Crayer received for this rare Piece of work he was rewarded with a Gold Chain and a Medal with a yearly Salary during his life Arch-Duke â—â—â—pold being made Governour of the Low Countries employed him in divers curious designs about the year 1648. which he performed to his entire satisfaction 62. Balthazar Gerbier Native of Antwerp Anno. 1592. Was at first Painter to the Duke of Buckingham and afterward to King Charles I. who Knighted him and made him his Agent at Brussels in the year 〈◊〉 And at London Master of the Ceremonies 63. Leonard Bramer Born at Delft Anno. Dom. 1596. Lived for some time in Italy in the Court of the Prince of Farnese where he wrought several Pieces in great and small for him and Cardinal Schalie At his return to Delft he made several Pieces for his Highness Fred rick Henry then Prince of Orange Count Maurice of Nassait and other Princes 64. Cornelius Poulenbourgh Was born at Vtrecht an admirable Painter in little Fiâ—â—â—â— Beasts and naked Boys which he made exactly to the life was curious in painting Ruines Landskips and Prospects of places for distant In the year 1637. King Charles the first sent for him into England where he made several pieces for him and afterwards returned to Vtrecht 65. Erasmus Quelin Born at Antwerp 19. Nov. in the year 1607. Was the disciple of Rubens a very good Philosopher great designer and Architect and an excellent Master in Painting in great and small and well skilled in Perspective 66. Iohn Casiers Born also at Antwerp in the year 1603. Brought up under Cornelius de Vos a rare Master as appears by his Pieces which he wrought for several Churches for the King of Spaine Prince Ferdinand the Arch-Duke Leopold and other great Princes 67. David Balii Received his Birth at Leyden which place he liv'd in a considerable time and made famous by his Works 68. Herman Saftleven Born at Rotterdam Anno. 16â—9 A very good Landskip Painter At first he Painted Boors both Men and Women Farm houses c. But his chief de light was afterwards wholly in Landskips His usual abode was at Vtrecht 69. Iohn Van Bronchorst Born at Vtrecht 1603. He learned first of some Painters upon 〈◊〉 but they being but sorry Artists he reaped no great 〈…〉 them by his great diligence and observation he became a skilful Master and good Designer as his work manifest 70. Abraham Van Diepenbeck Born at Boisleduc surpassed all that were his Contemporaties in Painting upon glass an Art which we have since lost afterwards he left that sort of Painting to imitate his Master Rubens in other curious Designs 71. Peter Danckers de Ry Was born at Amsterdam in the year 1605. Was Painter to Vladâ—laus the fourth King of Poland and Swedeland 72. Daniel Van Heil Was horn at Brussels Anno Dom. 1604. A good Painter of Landskips Cities and Houses on fire c. 73. Cornelius Iansens An Incomparable Face-Painter and a good Designer in great and small he lived sometime at Amsterdam and in England where he Painted several curious Pieces for the King and Nobility 74. Iames d' Artois Born in Brussels Anno 1613. Where he spent most part of his life and Painted Landskips so rarely that they were esteemed the most pleasant of that kind in Flanders 75. Peter Van Lynt A very good workman both in great and small Figures in History as well sacred as profane Was employed for seven years in the Service of Cardinal Gevasius Bishop of Ostie and other Persons of note Painted both in Oyle and in Water colours He was born at Antwerp in the year 1609. 76. David Ryckaert Born also at Antwerp Anno 1613. A great Master in Countrey-designs as in Stables Barnes and such like Edifices which he made in small these were esteemed worthy the Closet of the Arch-Duke Leopold and other Princes He had an especial Excellency in representing the light of a Candle 77. Nicholas de Helt Stocade Born at Nimeguen 1614. Lived first at Rome and at Venice thence he travailed to France where his Pencil produced such Rarities that he was made Painter to the French King 78. Gonzalo Coques Born at Antwerp 1618. Was brought up by David Ryckaert Senior under whom he improved so much that King Charles the first of England the Duke of Brandenburgh and Prince of Orange took particular notice of him and employed him His Designs are excellent and his pictures in small admirable 79. David Teniers Junior Was brought up by his father a most excellent Painter in small figures and Landskips The King of Spain Arch-Duke of Austria Bishop of Ghent Prince of Orange and other Persons of Eminency bought up most of his Works amongst which that is mightily commended which he made whilst he was Painter to the Arch-Duke Leopoldus of the rich Miser in the Gospel whom he represents carefully surveying his bags of Gold and turning over his Deeds and Writings his wife as carefully sitting by him and scrupulously weighing each Piece of gold that seems suspitious in both is to be seen the effects of sordid Covetousness viz. An anxious care of preserving without any chearful enjoyment of their great abundance whilst Death unseen to both stands behind holding forth an Hour-glass whose Sand is almost quite run out 80. Robert Van Hoeck Born at Antwerp Was by the King of Spain made Comptroller of the Fortifications in the Low-Countries An extraordinary Artist he was in small Figures his Painting much valued by many eminent Persons for their rarity 81. Iohn Baptist Van Heil Brother of Daniel Van Heil a good Painter of pieces of Devotion Poetical fictions and Histories was born at Antwerp in the year 16â—9 82. Iohn Van Thelen Born at Malines Anno 1618 a Person by birth noble a disciple of the famous Daniel Segars of whom he learned to be a very good Flower-Painter 83. Peter Meert A Painter of no mean reputation as several of his Pieces to be seen in the Churches and Halls belonging to the several Companies at Brussels do sufficiently testify 84. Iohn Peters Was born at Antwerp in the year 1624 where he continued most part of his life Painting Sea Pieces Calmes Tempests and Sea-Fights also Townes Castles c. Very finely much after the manner of his brother Bonaventure Peters 85. Iohn Vender Hecke Was a famous Flower-Painter as also of Fruits Beasts Birds c. both great and small after he had spent some time in Italy in the service of the Duke of Bracciano he returned to Antwerp and there ended his days 86. Luke Franchoys Born at Malines a skilful and renowned Painter in great Designs and drawing Persons to the life 87. Charles Van Savoyen Born at Antwerp lived for the most partin Holland an extraordinary Artist in small especially naked Figures which were much valued This Head is of his own Etching 88. Peter Van Bredal Was born at Antwerp Anno Dom. 1630. His Paintings are generally very pleasant and sine 89.
undertaking any little piece for a small sum of ready money so that being forced to excessive labour and yet but little coming of it he began to grow melancholly and having no other comfort but as oft as he could to get to the Tavern with a good Companion and there drown his sorrows in a Brisk Glass which being a Custom he had long frequented he at last drank to such excess that that together with some other hears of youth brought him to his end at the age of fourty seven years XIV Albert Durer Born at Norimbergh in the year 1470. was both an extraordinary Painter and Graver In the Emperor's Palace at Prague is to be seen a Christ carrying his Cross painted by him with much delicacy which the Town of Norimbergh presented to the Emperor also the Adoration of the Three Kings Two Pieces of the Passion in one of which is himself painted with a Roll in his hand with this Inscription Albertus Durerus Noricus faciebat Anno de Viriginis partu 1511. There is also a most ravishing piece of his of Adam and Eve upon which an Ingenious Poet made this Witty Descant Angelus hos cernens miratus dix it ab horto Non ita formosos vos ego depuleram At Franckfort there is an Assumption of his in a Monastery whose extraordinary beauty brings in a good Revenue to the Religious of that Convent by the great Liberalities of people that come to see it altho he painted much yet his chief Employment was in Graving or Cutting Figures in Wood. Neither was he less renowned for some Books which he has published then for his graving or painting Posterity will alwaies be oblidged to him for his Book of the proportion of Bodies His Rules of Artichecture and of military Discipline is esteemed worthy the curiosity of Princes and Generals of Armies He was of that courteous and affable temper that gained him the love and esteeme of all that knew him the Emperors Maximilian the first and Charles the fifth especially signalized their affection to him by many favors Maximilian one time ordered him to draw some great design in his presence upon a Wall which being above his reach and there appearing nothing ready at hand to stand upon the Emperor commanded one of his Attendants to lye down upon the ground that Albert might stand upon his back till he had finished the outlines of his design and left this person should think himself too much undervalued to serve as a footstool to a Painter the Emperor in token how much he valued both the Art and the Artist conferred on him a large degree of honor and imediately made him noble and gave him for a Coat of Arms. 3 silver Escutcheons in a field of azure He died in the year 1628 and was buried at Norimbergh XIII Hans Holbeiu Born at Basle in Switzerland His manner of painting was extraordinary and unusual differing both from the antient and modern way so that it seems as if he had not been excited or instructed by any Example from others but followed the dictates of his own Genius and though it be doubted his way being so peculiar whether he ever saw any of the rarities of Italy or had any Master to instruct him yet nevertheless there is nothing to be seen of his doing but is painted to the utmost perfection as is manifest in that piece of his of Deaths Dance in the Town-Hall of Basle the design whereof he first neatly cut in Wood and afterwards painted which appeared so fine to the learned Erasmus that he requested Holbein to draw his picture desiring nothing so much as to be represented by so Judicious an Hand And perceiving by his rare pieces that he deserved a more plentiful fortune and a more illustrious place he perswaded him to travel to England promising him considerable advantages from the bounty of Henry the eight a cherisher of Arts. Holbem at his request set forward for England carrying with him Erasmus his picture and Letters of recommendation to Sir Thomas Moore then Lord Chancellour of England More received him with Joy and kept him for three years in his House During which time he drew Sir Thomas's own picture his wives childrens and several of his intimate friends and other near Relations which was hung round the Great Hall of his House where the King being invited one day to a sumptuous dinner and at his first entrance into the Hall beholding so many ravishing objects the pictures seeming almost with as much life as the persons they represented who were most of them then present and admiring at the excellency of the Workman sent for him and entertained him in his service upon very advantagious Terms The King manifested from time to time the singular favor and regard he had for him and particularly upon this occasion Holbein being one day busy upon the picture of a Lady that belonged to the Court a certain person of great Quality came to him to see him paint Holbein not being willing to be disturbed opposed his Entrance in a civil manner but seeing he would take no denial but attempted to force his way giving scope to the brisk humour that is natural to those of his Nation he gave him so rude a repulse that the Earle tumbled from the top of the stairs to the bottom at the noise of his fall his Attendants flocked about to revenge the affront that their master had received and mischief would no doubt have ensued had not Holbein jumpt out of the Window and made his escape to the King to implore his protection which he did with so good a grace that the King sent for the Lord and charged him upon his Allegiance to lay aside all resentment and that no violence should be offered upon the utmost perill Some say he added words to this Effect Have a care that no mischief befalls him for though I can make a Lord when I please yet such a painted if lost can never be recovered His master-piece is that of the said King as big as the life and represents his person so lively that this piece discovers the fierceness of his looks and that severity in his Countenance which made him so dreaded by his subjects He made also the pictures of Prince Edward and the Princesses Mary and Elizabeth who successively one after the other swayed the English Scepter He had one thing very remarkable in him which was that he painted every thing he did with his left hand The Plague raging in London in the year 1554 Holbein was seized therewith and died in the Six and fiftieth year of his age XV. Anthony de Montfort Bloclant Was descended of the Illustrious family of the Viscounts of Montfort in the Province of Vtrecht He learned to paint of Francis Floris whose good Instructions he had no sooner tasted but he found so many charms in the Work of that great Master and somuch reputation to follow his steps that he never ceased imitating