Isaac Oliver (circa 1565-1617), Miniature painter
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Artist associated with 71 portraits
Oliver was born in Rouen and appears to have trained as an artist before he came to England with his family as a Huguenot refugee. Isaac Oliver learnt the art of miniature painting from Nicholas Hilliard but unlike Hilliard, and perhaps as a result of studying continental art, he used light and shade (chiaroscuro) to develop a softer, more illusionistic style. Oliver was appointed miniaturist to Anne of Denmark, wife of James I.
Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, circa 1590
NPG 6302
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, circa 1590
NPG 4852
Queen Elizabeth I ('Elizabeth I and the Three Goddesses')
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attributed to Isaac Oliver
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, circa 1590
NPG 6947
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, after 1596
NPG 4966
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
possibly after Isaac Oliver
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 17th century? (circa 1603-1605)
NPG 487
Ludovick Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, heart-shaped, circa 1605
NPG 3063
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, circa 1610-1615
NPG 2494
studio of Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, circa 1610
NPG 1572
after Isaac Oliver
oil on canvas, (circa 1610)
NPG 407
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, circa 1612
NPG 4010
studio of Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, (circa 1612)
NPG 3064
after Isaac Oliver
oil on canvas, (1616)
On display in Room 5 at Montacute House
NPG 1849
by Crispijn de Passe the Elder, after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, probably late 16th to early 17th century
NPG D25180
after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D21407
possibly by Hendrik Hondius (Hond), after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, possibly early 17th century
NPG D25560
by Simon de Passe, after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, circa 1615-1620
NPG D42191
by Charles David, after Isaac Oliver
engraving, circa 1625-1636
NPG D20336
probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, circa 1640
NPG D22813
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D25136
by Richard Houston, after Isaac Oliver
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D25455
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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