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Jan de Baen was a renowned Dutch Golden Age portraitist who worked predominantly in The Hague for distinguished aristocratic patrons.
Hailing from Haarlem in the Dutch Republic, de Baen’s father wo...
Louis Bélanger was a distinguished French landscape painter and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
Born in Paris, Bélanger trained under Louis-Gabriel Moreau (1740-1806), a landsca...
Johannes Vollevens I was a renowned Dutch portraitist who trained under Jan de Baen (1633-1702) and worked predominately in The Hague.
Born in Geertruidenberg, The Netherlands, Vollevens possessed ...
John Hayls was a prominent English portrait painter, draughtsman, and miniaturist working during the tumult of the British Baroque period. He lived through two civil wars, Oliver Cromwell’s joyless...
Gortzius Geldorp was a master portraitist, known predominantly for his time in Cologne, Germany.
Born in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, information relating to the early part of Geldorp’s career is scarc...
John Astley was a significant Georgian portraitist who developed a reputation for fine wine, women, and ostentatious behaviour.
Early Years
Born in Wem, Shropshire to Richard Astley, a surgeon, and...
Author: Andy Shield
If you're new to the world of antique fine art, you may find some of the terminology relating to attributions a little baffling. What does it mean when a painting is 'attributed...
We recently acquired a fine portrait of Archdeacon Samuel Rutter (d.1663), a chaplain and trusted confidante to James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. He was also a keen writer and produced numerous poe...
Author: Andy Shield
Invented in 1513 by the Swiss artist Urs Graf, etchings are prints that use acid to bite an incised image into a metal plate. Over the centuries, numerous artists have adopted t...
Author: Polly Pyke
When thinking about Norwegian art, perhaps the name Edvard Munch is the first to come to mind. Munch’s influence on western art, as well as his country’s own artistic identity, s...
Author: Andy Shield
Oh, Jane Loftus, how did you cope while cooped up under Queen Victoria’s control for 48 years? Widowed at 36, riddled with illness, yet stoic in the face of a sovereign who drew...
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Jacob Van Der Does IIWooded River Landscape With Hunting Party & Village
