Adriaen Matham
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Adriaen Matham was a Dutch artist, engraver and art dealer.
and his wife Marijtgen; he was brother to the engravers Jan
and Theodor Matham
. Adriaen was a member of the schutterij
already in 1618. He was painted by Frans Hals
in 1627. In 1635 he drew Isaac Massa
, a merchant on Russia, and Pieter van den Broecke
after a painting by Hals. Matham married three times; once in Amsterdam.
In 1640 Matham was a member of a Dutch embassy to the king of Morocco, Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir
, led by Antonius de Liedekerke
. They were received by Jan Janszoon
, a notorious pirate, who was visited by his daughter Lysbeth and her husband. Then the embassy visited the king in Marrakesh.
Adriaen Matham made a famous drawing and an engraving of the El Badi Palace
, before it was destroyed.
Adriaen Matham is further known to have visited the harbour of Mogador in 1641, where he noted the presence of Jews, who were trading with the Netherlands and England. He also drew quit a few fishes he saw. On their way back they visited Madeira
, with the crew of another ship on board, who had been kept in Morocco as slaves.
He lived in The Hague as an artdealer around the year 1654. Adriaen collaborated with or sold his work to Joan Blaeu
, the cartographer and worked for Adriaen van de Venne
, a member Confrerie Pictura
.
Biography
Matham was the son of Dutch engraver Jacob MathamJacob Matham
Jacob Matham , of Haarlem, was a famous engraver and pen-draftsman.-Biography:He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman Hendrik Goltzius, and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen...
and his wife Marijtgen; he was brother to the engravers Jan
Jan Matham
Jan Matham , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of Jacob Matham, brother of Theodor and Adriaen, and signed his works "JMatham F". He is known for fruit still lifes and engravings. He was a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1628 and in...
and Theodor Matham
Theodor Matham
Theodor Matham, also Theodoor Matham was a Dutch engraver. He was the younger son of the better known engraver Jacob Matham, and the brother of the engravers Jan and Adriaen Matham....
. Adriaen was a member of the schutterij
Schutterij
Schutterij refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces within the city, near the city walls, but, when the...
already in 1618. He was painted by Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...
in 1627. In 1635 he drew Isaac Massa
Isaac Massa
Isaac Abrahamszoon Massa was a Dutch grain trader, traveller and diplomat, the envoy to Muscovy, author of memoirs witnessing the Time of Troubles and the maps of Eastern Europe and Siberia. He was married to Beatrix van der Laen...
, a merchant on Russia, and Pieter van den Broecke
Pieter van den Broecke
Pieter van den Broecke was a Dutch cloth merchant in the service of the Dutch East India Company , and one of the first Dutchmen to taste coffee. He also went to Angola three times...
after a painting by Hals. Matham married three times; once in Amsterdam.
In 1640 Matham was a member of a Dutch embassy to the king of Morocco, Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir
Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir
Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir was a sultan of the Saadi dynasty, residing in Marrakesh. He was a son of sultan Zidan Abu Maali . His portrait can be found in an engraving of Marrakesh by Adriaen Matham in 1640, made on the occasion of a visit by the ambassador of the Netherlands to the sultan....
, led by Antonius de Liedekerke
Antonius de Liedekerke
Antonius de Liedekerke, also Antonie Charles de Liedekercke , was a Dutch sea captain and ambassador to the court of the king of Morocco Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir in the 17th century....
. They were received by Jan Janszoon
Jan Janszoon
Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Murat Reis the younger was the first President and Grand Admiral of the Corsair Republic of Salé, Governor of Oualidia, and a Dutch pirate, one of the most notorious of the Barbary pirates from the 17th century; the most famous of the "Salé...
, a notorious pirate, who was visited by his daughter Lysbeth and her husband. Then the embassy visited the king in Marrakesh.
Adriaen Matham made a famous drawing and an engraving of the El Badi Palace
El Badi Palace
El Badi Palace is located in Marrakech, Morocco, and these days it consists of the remnants of a palace commissioned by the Saadian Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in 1578...
, before it was destroyed.
Adriaen Matham is further known to have visited the harbour of Mogador in 1641, where he noted the presence of Jews, who were trading with the Netherlands and England. He also drew quit a few fishes he saw. On their way back they visited Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, with the crew of another ship on board, who had been kept in Morocco as slaves.
He lived in The Hague as an artdealer around the year 1654. Adriaen collaborated with or sold his work to Joan Blaeu
Joan Blaeu
Joan Blaeu was a Dutch cartographer.He was born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the Atlas Novus in two volumes...
, the cartographer and worked for Adriaen van de Venne
Adriaen van de Venne
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne , was a versatile Dutch Golden Age painter of allegories, genre subjects and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book-illustrator and designer of political satires and a versifier.-Biography:...
, a member Confrerie Pictura
Confrerie Pictura
The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague, by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.-History:The guild of St...
.
Works
- Voyage dʹAdrien Matham au Maroc (1640-1641) Adriaen Matham.