Abraham Blooteling
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Abraham Blooteling (1634–after 1698) was an eminent Dutch designer and engraver
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He was born at Amsterdam
. From the style of his etchings it is not unlikely that he was brought up under the Visschers
. On the inroad of the French into Holland in 1672, he came to England, where he met with encouragement, but did not stay more than two or three years. He produced a great number of etchings, some plates executed with the graver
, and several in mezzotint
. In 1685 he published the collection of gems of Leonardo Agostini
, etched by himself. He sometimes signed his plates with his name at length, and sometimes marked them with a cipher, composed of A and B.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
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He was born at Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. From the style of his etchings it is not unlikely that he was brought up under the Visschers
Visscher
-People:* Visscher families of Amsterdam:** Claes Janszoon Visscher , Dutch cartographer and publisher** Nicolaes Visscher I. , Dutch cartographer and publisher*** Nicolaes Visscher II...
. On the inroad of the French into Holland in 1672, he came to England, where he met with encouragement, but did not stay more than two or three years. He produced a great number of etchings, some plates executed with the graver
Burin
Burin from the French burin meaning "cold chisel" has two specialised meanings for types of tools in English, one meaning a steel cutting tool which is the essential tool of engraving, and the other, in archaeology, meaning a special type of lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which was probably...
, and several in mezzotint
Mezzotint
Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple...
. In 1685 he published the collection of gems of Leonardo Agostini
Leonardo Agostini
Leonardo Agostini was an Italian antiquary of the 17th century, born at Grosseto, near Siena.He was employed for some time as antiquario to Cardinal Francesco Barberini to collect works of art for the recently constructed Palazzo Barberini...
, etched by himself. He sometimes signed his plates with his name at length, and sometimes marked them with a cipher, composed of A and B.
Portraits
- Thomas Sydenham, Bishop of WorcesterBishop of WorcesterThe Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
; after Mrs BealeMary BealeMary Beale was an English portrait painter. She became one of the most important portrait painters of 17th century England, and has been described as the first professional female English painter.-Life and work:...
. - John WilkinsJohn WilkinsJohn Wilkins FRS was an English clergyman, natural philosopher and author, as well as a founder of the Invisible College and one of the founders of the Royal Society, and Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death....
, Bishop of Chester; after the same. - Anthony, Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury PC , known as Anthony Ashley Cooper from 1621 to 1631, as Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Baronet from 1631 to 1661, and as The Lord Ashley from 1661 to 1672, was a prominent English politician during the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles...
; after GreenhillJohn GreenhillJohn Greenhill was an English portrait painter, a pupil of Peter Lely, who approached his teacher in artistic excellence, but whose life was cut short by a dissolute lifestyle.-Life and work:...
. One of the scarcest prints of this artist. - Edward, Earl of SandwichEdward Montagu, 1st Earl of SandwichEdward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....
; after LelyPeter LelySir Peter Lely was a painter of Dutch origin, whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.-Life:...
. - Edward, Earl of Montagu; after the same.
- James, Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC , was an English nobleman. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter...
; after the same. - Cornelis TrompCornelis TrompSir Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, 1st Baronet was a Dutch naval officer. He was the son of Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp. He became Lieutenant Admiral General in the Dutch Navy and briefly Admiral General in the Danish Navy...
, Admiral of Holland; after the same. - Prince RupertPrince Rupert of the RhineRupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
; after the same. 1673. - Aert van NesAert Jansse van NesAert Jansse van Nes was a 17th century Dutch naval commander, notable for commanding the second squadron in the raid on the Medway in 1667....
, Admiral of Holland; L. de Jonghe pinx. - Constantijn HuygenConstantijn HuygensConstantijn Huygens , was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens.-Biography:...
; after NetscherCaspar NetscherCaspar Netscher was a Dutch portrait and genre painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern Netherlands.-Life:...
. - John Henry Thim; A. Stech pinx.
- Jerome de BeverninghHieronymus van BeverninghHieronymus van Beverningh was a prominent Dutch regent, diplomat, amateur botanist, and maecenas, who lived during the Dutch Golden Age.-Early life:...
; after VaillantWallerant VaillantWallerant Vaillant, , was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age and one of the first artists to use the mezzotint technique, which he probably helped to develop.- Biography :...
. - Willem van Haren; after the same. 1680.
- Egbert Meesz KortenaerEgbert Bartholomeusz KortenaerEgbert Bartholomeuszoon Kortenaer or Egbert Meussen Cortenaer was an admiral of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. His second name is also given as Bartolomeuszoon or Meeuwiszoon. All of these are variations on the patronym "Son of Bartholomew".Kortenaer was born in 1604 in Groningen of...
, Admiral of Holland; Bart. van der HelstBartholomeus van der HelstBartholomeus van der Helst was a Dutch portrait painter.-Biography:Born in Haarlem, the son of a Haarlem innkeeper, Van der Helst moved to Amsterdam some time before 1636, for he was married there in that year...
pinx. - The Marquis de Mirabelle; after Van DyckAnthony van DyckSir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
. - Ferdinand de Fürstenberg, Bishop of Paderborn; A. Blotelinq sc. 1669.
- Michel Adriaensz de EuyterMichiel de RuyterMichiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...
, Admiral; Bloteling fec. aqua forti. - Sir Thomas MoreThomas MoreSir Thomas More , also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and, for three years toward the end of his life, Lord Chancellor...
, Lord High Chancellor. - Edward StillingfleetEdward StillingfleetEdward Stillingfleet was a British theologian and scholar. Considered an outstanding preacher as well as a strong polemical writer defending Anglicanism, Stillingfleet was known as "the beauty of holiness" for his good looks in the pulpit, and was called by John Hough "the ablest man of his...
, Canon of St. Paul's. - Henry, Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 6th Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk was the second son of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. He succeeded his brother Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk after his death in 1677...
. 1678. - Jane, Duchess of Norfolk. 1681.
- Augustus StellingwerfAuke StellingwerfAuke Andriesz Stellingwerf was a Dutch admiral who served the Frisian admiralty and died while commanding a squadron in the battle of Lowestoft....
, Admiral of Friesland. - Cornelis de WitCornelis de WittCornelis de Witt was a Dutch politician.-Biography:Cornelis de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt. He was born on 15 June 1623 in Dordrecht, Holland, Dutch Republic...
, Vice Admiral of Holland. - Tierck Hides de FriesTjerk Hiddes de VriesTjerk Hiddes de Vries was a naval hero and Dutch admiral from the seventeenth century. The French, who could not pronounce his name, called him Kiërkides...
, Admiral of Friesland. - Cornelis SpeelmanCornelis SpeelmanCornelis Speelman was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1681 to 1684.Cornelis Janzoon Speelman was the son of a Rotterdam merchant. He was born on 2 March 1628. In his 16th year, he left aboard the Hillegersberg for the India. He was employed as an Assistant in the service of the...
, Vice Admiral.
Various subjects after his own designs and other masters
- Twelve Views of Gardens; inscribed Alcune Vedute, etc.
- Eighteen circular plates of subjects of sacred history, with flowers; A. Bloteling fec.
- A Landscape, with Diana bathing; J. van NeckJan van Neck-Biography:He was born in Naarden and became a painter, draftsman, engraver, and interior decorator. According to Houbraken his father was a doctor who apprenticed him to Jacob Adriaensz Backer to learn draftsmanship. He painted historical allegories, portraits, and scenes of naked women bathing....
pinx.; A. Bloteling exc. - A Landscape, with Alpheus and Arethusa; the same.
- Six Views of the Environs of Amsterdam; Jac. Ruisdael inv.; A. Bloteling fee. 1670.
- Actaeon devoured by his Dogs; G. FlinkGovert FlinckGovert Teuniszoon Flinck was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age.-Life:Born at Kleve, he was apprenticed by his father to a silk mercer, but having secretly acquired a passion for drawing, was sent to Leeuwarden, where he boarded in the house of Lambert Jacobszoon, a Mennonite, better known...
pinx. - A Shepherd playing on his Pipe, with a Shepherdess; after the same.
- The Golden Age; G. LairesseGerard de LairesseGerard or Gérard de Lairesse was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist.Lairesse was born in Liège. His broad range of talent included music, poetry, and the theatre. He was perhaps the most celebrated Dutch painter in the period following the death of Rembrandt...
pinx.; N. Visscher exc. - The Marriage of St. Catharine; after RaphaelRaphaelRaffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
. - Two Heads of Children; after Rubens; rare; some impressions have the name of Rubens.
- The Study of the Head of a Man; after Rubens; A. Bloteling fec. et exc; rare.
- Four Studies of Lions; after Rubens; inscribed Varice Leonum Icones, a P. P.
- Two Huntings of the Boar and Stag; fine.
Portraits
- Justus LipsiusJustus LipsiusJustus Lipsius was a Southern-Netherlandish philologist and humanist. Lipsius wrote a series of works designed to revive ancient Stoicism in a form that would be compatible with Christianity. The most famous of these is De Constantia...
; A. Bloteling fec. - Michelangelo Buonarroti; A. Bloteling fec.
- Frans Mieris, painted by himself; A. Bloteling fee.
- Jan de WitJohan de WittJohan de Witt, heer van Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp and IJsselveere was a key figure in Dutch politics in the mid 17th century, when its flourishing sea trade in a period of globalization made the United Provinces a leading European power during the Dutch Golden Age...
, Grand PensionaryGrand PensionaryThe Grand Pensionary was the most important Dutch official during the time of the United Provinces. In theory he was only a civil servant of the Estates of the dominant province among the Seven United Provinces: the county of Holland...
of Holland; after De BaanJan de BaenJan de Baen was a Dutch portrait painter who lived during the Dutch Golden Age. He was a pupil of the painter Jacob Adriaensz Backer in Amsterdam from 1645 to 1648. He worked for Charles II of England in his Dutch exile, and from 1660 until his death he lived and worked in The Hague...
. - Cornelis de WitCornelis de WittCornelis de Witt was a Dutch politician.-Biography:Cornelis de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt. He was born on 15 June 1623 in Dordrecht, Holland, Dutch Republic...
, the brother of Jan; after Be Baan. - Staverinus, an old Jew, holding a Medal: Corn. BegaCornelis Pietersz BegaCornelis Pietersz Bega, or Cornelis Pietersz Begijn was a Dutch painter and engraver.He lived and worked in Haarlem and was the son of sculptor and goldsmith Pieter Jansz. Begijn. His mother Maria was the daughter of the Haarlem painter Cornelis van Haarlem. He assumed the name Bega when he...
pinx. - Titus OatesTitus OatesTitus Oates was an English perjurer who fabricated the "Popish Plot", a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II.-Early life:...
; HawkerThomas HawkerThomas Hawker is an English portrait painter of the late 17th and early 18th century. Art historians have no information on the life of this artist, except that he apparently worked at the royal court....
pinx. - Desiderius ErasmusDesiderius ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus Roterodamus , known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a theologian....
; H. HolbeinHans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the Younger was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire and Reformation propaganda, and made a significant contribution to the history...
pinx, 1671. - Henry Bennet, Earl of ArlingtonHenry Bennet, 1st Earl of ArlingtonHenry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington KG, PC was an English statesman.- Background and early life :He was the son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Middlesex, and of Dorothy Crofts. He was the younger brother of John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston; his sister was Elizabeth Bennet who married Robert Kerr,...
; after Lely; oval. - Charles, Earl of DerbyCharles Stanley, 8th Earl of DerbyCharles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby , an English nobleman, was the only son of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de La Trémouille....
; after the same. (pictured) - Abraham Symmonds, an artist ; after the same.
- Queen CatharineCatherine of BraganzaCatherine of Braganza was a Portuguese infanta and queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles II.She married the king in 1662...
; after the same. (pictured) - William Henry, Prince of OrangeWilliam III of EnglandWilliam III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
; after the same. 1678. - Nell GwynNell GwynEleanor "Nell" Gwyn was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of...
; P. Lely pinx. - Mary of ModenaMary of ModenaMary of Modena was Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of King James II and VII. A devout Catholic, Mary became, in 1673, the second wife of James, Duke of York, who later succeeded his older brother Charles II as King James II...
, Duchess of York; after the same. - Cornelis Tromp, Admiral of Holland; after the same.
- Michiel Adriensz de Ruijter, Admiral of Holland; J. LievensJan LievensJan Lievens was a Dutch painter, usually associated with Rembrandt, working in a similar style.-Biography:According to Arnold Houbraken, Jan was the son of Lieven Hendriksze, a tapestry worker , and was trained by Joris Verschoten. He was sent to Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam at about the age of 10...
pinx. - The Emperor Leopold ILeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
; C. Morad pinx. - Henry Casimir, Prince of Nassau; M. van MuscherMichiel van Musscher-Biography:According to Houbraken, he showed a talent for drawing at a young age, and had many teachers, of which he kept a record. His first teacher was Martinus Saeghmolen in 1660 for two months, and in 1661, he took lessons from Abraham van den Tempel. In 1665 he took seven lessons with Gabriel...
pinx. (pictured) - Portrait of a Venetian Lady; TitianTitianTiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
o inv. - Constantijn Huygens; B. ValliantBernard VaillantBernard Vaillant , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he accompanied his older brother Wallerant Vaillant on all of his travels. He moved to Rotterdam to become deacon of the Walloon church there, but died unexpectedly in Leiden.According to the RKD he was the younger...
pinx. - Jan de Oronefeld; after the same.
Various subjects from his own designs and other masters
- The Five Senses; after C. Bega.
- The Four Ages; circular; after the same.
- Hercules destroying the monster; G. LairesseGerard de LairesseGerard or Gérard de Lairesse was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist.Lairesse was born in Liège. His broad range of talent included music, poetry, and the theatre. He was perhaps the most celebrated Dutch painter in the period following the death of Rembrandt...
pinx. - St. Peter penitent; after P. MoreelsPaulus MoreelsePaulus Moreelse was a Dutch painter, mainly of portraits.-Life:Moreelse was born and died in Utrecht. He was a pupil of the Delft portrait painter Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, who had himself been a pupil of Anthonie van Blocklandt. He took a study-trip to Italy, where he received many portrait...
. - A Landscape, with mythological figures; F. de NeveFranciscus de NeveFranciscus or Frans de Neve , was a Flemish Baroque painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he received praise while in Rome for his ability to paint according to nature. Houbraken quoted from a poem about him on page 349 of Cornelis de Bie's book Het Gulden Cabinet.According to the RKD in 1629...
pinx. - The Temptation of St. Anthony; Cam. ProcacciniCamillo Procaccinithumb|300px|Nativity by Camillo ProcacciniCamillo Procaccini was an Italian painter. He has been posthumously referred to as the Vasari of Lombardy, for his prolific Mannerist fresco decoration....
pinx. - A Man holding a glass; Rostrate pinx.
- Bust of a Man; circular.
- Bust of a young Man crowned with laurels; circular.
- Bust of Hippolyta; oval.
- Two Heads, with Phrygian and Grecian Head-dresses; one plate.
- The Satyr, and a Peasant; oval.
- Vanitas, a Child blowing bubbles.
- Abundance, a figure sitting.
- The head of a Vestal, crowned with roses.
- Small bust of Jupiter; circular.
- Small bust of Venus; same.
- Half length of a Boy holding a Cat.
- Cupid and Psyche.
- A Blind Man playing on the Flute.
- Andromeda.