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The Lives of Dutch painters and paintresses

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. Of the biographies, ten are about women and fourteen additional women artists are mentioned in biographies of others.

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.

* Cornelia van Veen, p 219
* Gertruyde van Veen, p 219
*Magdalena Hoffmann <small>named only as daughter of Hoffmann</small>
* Anna Francisca de Bruyns, p 391

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.

*Maria Theresia Thielen
*Anna Maria Thielen
*Francisca Katharina Thielen
*Maria de Grebber
* Alida Withoos, p 242
*Catharina Bisschop <small>*(named only as daughters of Cornelis Bisschop)</small>
*Cornelia Bisschop*
*Sara Bisschop*

Volume III

The engraved portraits included as illustrations in Volume III are below, including one of the "Vignettes", 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.

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

References

  • De levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen, door Jakob Campo Weyerman, Konst-schider.

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