Portrait Of A Gentleman In Armor By Willem Wissing (1656-1687), 17th Century
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Portrait of a Gentleman in Armor by Willem Wissing (1656–1687), 17th Century
The painting likely depicts
George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1660–1727) (or George I), Elector of Hanover and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
https://www.kleio.org/de/geschichte/stammtafeln/vip/georg_ludwig/
Willem Wissing, known in England as William Wissing (1656[1] – 10 September 1687), was a Dutch portrait artist who worked in England.
Biography
He was born in either Amsterdam[2] or The Hague, and studied at The Hague under Willem Doudijns (1630–97) and Arnoldus van Ravestyn (1615–90). In 1676, he moved to England, where he studied with and assisted Peter Lely. After Lely's death in 1680, Wissing emerged as his most important pupil. Godfrey Kneller was the only contemporary portrait artist in England to rival Wissing. Wissing's royal sitters include Charles II of England, Catherine of Braganza, George of Denmark and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
In 1685, James II of England sent Wissing to the Netherlands to paint portraits of his Dutch son-in-law and daughter, the future William III of England and the future Mary II of England. The portraits were often repeated; versions are on display in the Great Hall of the Wren building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Wissing died in 1687 at the peak of his fame as a portrait painter, at Burghley House, the home of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter near Stamford in Lincolnshire. Some suspected he was poisoned out of jealousy of his success. According to Arnold Houbraken his epitaph was Immodicis brevis est aetas, meaning Brief is the life of the outstanding.[3] He was buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Fellow Dutch immigrant Jan van der Vaart worked in his workshop and added the draperies and landscapes in the portraits painted by Wissing. After Wissing's death in 1687, van der Vaart continued Wissing's workshop.[4]
Many of Wissing's portraits of prominent sitters and his self-portrait were disseminated in mezzotint.
Gallery
Portrait of Queen Anne (private collection)
Portrait of Henrietta and Mary Hyde. c. 1683
Portrait of William III as Prince of Orange (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Portrait of a Boy with Dog attrib. to Wissing (Yale Center for British Art)
Portrait of Elizabeth Jones, Countess of Kildare, attrib. to Wissing c. 1684 (Yale Center for British Art)
Posthumous Portrait of James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, 1676-87 (Royal Collection)
Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Portrait of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Portrait of Isabella, Duchess of Grafton (Sotheby's)
Portrait of Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England (Necessidades Palace, Lisbon)
References
Tabitha Barber, ‘Wissing, Willem (1656–1687)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 30 Dec 2008
His epitaph in St Martin's Church, Stamford is inscribed "Ws Wissingus Amstelodamensis".
(in Dutch) Willem Wissing biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
Biographical details of Jan van der Vaart in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
Millar, Sir Oliver and Margaret Whinney, Oxford History of English Art 1625–1714, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1957, 177.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willem Wissing.
92 artworks by or after Willem Wissing at the Art UK site
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Categories:
1656 births
1687 deaths
Expatriates in the Kingdom of England
Expatriates from the Dutch Republic
Painters from Amsterdam
Netherlandish Baroque painters
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Dutch portrait painters
Technique: oil on canvas
Condition: very good, after conservation
Signature: not found, attributed to the artist
Dimensions: canvas 128 cm x 104 cm, with frame approximately 148 cm x 124 cm cm
Provenance: Private Collection
The Gallery issues a certificate for each item.
The painting likely depicts
George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1660–1727) (or George I), Elector of Hanover and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
https://www.kleio.org/de/geschichte/stammtafeln/vip/georg_ludwig/
Willem Wissing, known in England as William Wissing (1656[1] – 10 September 1687), was a Dutch portrait artist who worked in England.
Biography
He was born in either Amsterdam[2] or The Hague, and studied at The Hague under Willem Doudijns (1630–97) and Arnoldus van Ravestyn (1615–90). In 1676, he moved to England, where he studied with and assisted Peter Lely. After Lely's death in 1680, Wissing emerged as his most important pupil. Godfrey Kneller was the only contemporary portrait artist in England to rival Wissing. Wissing's royal sitters include Charles II of England, Catherine of Braganza, George of Denmark and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
In 1685, James II of England sent Wissing to the Netherlands to paint portraits of his Dutch son-in-law and daughter, the future William III of England and the future Mary II of England. The portraits were often repeated; versions are on display in the Great Hall of the Wren building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Wissing died in 1687 at the peak of his fame as a portrait painter, at Burghley House, the home of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter near Stamford in Lincolnshire. Some suspected he was poisoned out of jealousy of his success. According to Arnold Houbraken his epitaph was Immodicis brevis est aetas, meaning Brief is the life of the outstanding.[3] He was buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Fellow Dutch immigrant Jan van der Vaart worked in his workshop and added the draperies and landscapes in the portraits painted by Wissing. After Wissing's death in 1687, van der Vaart continued Wissing's workshop.[4]
Many of Wissing's portraits of prominent sitters and his self-portrait were disseminated in mezzotint.
Gallery
Portrait of Queen Anne (private collection)
Portrait of Henrietta and Mary Hyde. c. 1683
Portrait of William III as Prince of Orange (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Portrait of a Boy with Dog attrib. to Wissing (Yale Center for British Art)
Portrait of Elizabeth Jones, Countess of Kildare, attrib. to Wissing c. 1684 (Yale Center for British Art)
Posthumous Portrait of James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, 1676-87 (Royal Collection)
Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Portrait of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Portrait of Isabella, Duchess of Grafton (Sotheby's)
Portrait of Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England (Necessidades Palace, Lisbon)
References
Tabitha Barber, ‘Wissing, Willem (1656–1687)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 30 Dec 2008
His epitaph in St Martin's Church, Stamford is inscribed "Ws Wissingus Amstelodamensis".
(in Dutch) Willem Wissing biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
Biographical details of Jan van der Vaart in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
Millar, Sir Oliver and Margaret Whinney, Oxford History of English Art 1625–1714, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1957, 177.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willem Wissing.
92 artworks by or after Willem Wissing at the Art UK site
Authority control databases
International
VIAF
GND
National
United States
Artists
ULAN
RKD Artists
KulturNav
People
Netherlands
Trove
Deutsche Biographie
Categories:
1656 births
1687 deaths
Expatriates in the Kingdom of England
Expatriates from the Dutch Republic
Painters from Amsterdam
Netherlandish Baroque painters
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Dutch portrait painters
Technique: oil on canvas
Condition: very good, after conservation
Signature: not found, attributed to the artist
Dimensions: canvas 128 cm x 104 cm, with frame approximately 148 cm x 124 cm cm
Provenance: Private Collection
The Gallery issues a certificate for each item.
26 200 €
Period: 17th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting
Length: 104
Height: 128
Reference (ID): 1683361
Availability: In stock
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