Flemish
Baroque painter who specialised in lavish still
lifes and animals. Boel was born in Antwerp. He
probably went to Italy in 1650. In 1668.
According to Nagler he is one of the most
skilful animal painters presumably a pupil of
Frans Snyders . He also etched in copper and
delivered masterworks in his prints which
deserve the admiration of the artists and
connoisseurs. They are rare. He also worked for
Charles Le Brun (1619–1690) in his first
tapestry making studio and died in Paris.
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Claes Jansz. Nicolas Visscher I ( 1550-1612) Claes Jansz. Visscher II ( 1586-1652) Adrian Collaert (1560-1618) Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677) (Pieter Boel (1622 – 1674).
A group of fine etchings including works by famous painter-engravers as Hollar and PieterBoel
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Pieter Boel
(1626–1674) -
Flemish School |
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Wenceslaus
Hollar (1607 - 1677)
- Czech School,
Bohemian etcher. He was born in Prague, and died in London,
Young Hollar, was
destined for the law
but became an
artist. The earliest
of his works are
influenced by Dürer.
In 1627 he was at
Frankfurt, working
under Matthew Merian,
later he met Thomas,
earl of Arundel,
travelled with him
to Vienna and
Prague, and
his home. Lord
Arundel left England
in 1642, and Hollar
passed into the
service of the duke
of York. With other
royalist artists, he
stood the long and
eventful siege of
Basing House. After
taken prisoner, he
joined Lord Arundel
at Antwerp, where he
produced his finest
plates. In 1652 he
returned to London,
and published many
books which he
illustrated: like
Ogilby's Virgil and
Homer. He died in
extreme poverty, his
last recorded words
being a request to
the bailiffs that
they would not carry
away the bed on
which he was dying. |
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Diversae avium species |
 Eight pigeons in a farmyard near a coup; a dovecote in the background, right Pennington 2125 |
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A group of two prints from Barlow's first, untitled, series of birds dating 1654
Francis Barlow (1626-1704)
is a known draughtsmen specialised in animals. Most of his plates were
etched by the leading figures of the day: Wenceslaus Hollar, Richard
Gaywood, Jan Griffier, and Francis Place. He designed some 8 series of
animals starting in 1654 and ending in 1694. The plates here are from
the rare first series done in 1654. Noticeable is that there were copy's
in reverse and unsigned copy's but here we have original lifetime
impressions signed by Barlow and Hollar and in early impression. Provenance: Former collection Baron Casier |
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Various 17th
century's masters |
