Lucas Vorsterman
(1595-1675), Engraver and publisherSitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 41 portraits
At an early age, Vorsterman entered the studio of Peter Paul Rubens. Recognising his student's talent for engraving, Rubens tasked Vorsterman with creating plates based on his own designs. Vorsterman moved to England in 1623, where he remained until 1631. During this period, he engraved the portraits of King Charles I, Thomas Howard and William Cavendish. He was also commissioned by the king to engrave historical portraits of Sir Thomas More, the Duke of Norfolk and Erasmus. It was while he was in England that Vorsterman first encountered the great painter and designer, Anthony Van Dyck. The two artists later worked closely together on van Dyck's famous series of portrait engravings, Iconography.
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, probably 17th century
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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, early 17th century
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Samuel Cooper
line engraving, circa 1620-1628
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1620s-1640s
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Samuel Cooper
line engraving, circa 1620-1628
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by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, circa 1624-1630
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Pope Urban VIII (Maffeo Barbarini)
by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, 1624
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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, mid 17th century
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possibly by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Jan Lievens
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel and his wife Aletheia
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, published by Frans van den Wyngaerde (Wijngaerde), after Jan Lievens
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, published by Frans van den Wyngaerde (Wijngaerde), after Jan Lievens
line engraving, mid 17th century
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Unknown man called Sir Thomas More
by Lucas Vorsterman, after (Claude) Corneille de Lyon
etching, 1631
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probably by and published by Lucas Vorsterman, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, circa 1647-1650s
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probably by and published by Lucas Vorsterman, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, circa 1647-1650s
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1650-1675
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by Lucas Vorsterman, after Abraham Diepenbeeck
line engraving, 1656
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Anne Howard (née Dacre), Countess of Arundel
by John Record, after Wenceslaus Hollar, after Lucas Vorsterman, published by John Thane
etching, late 18th century
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Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
by R. Grave, after Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, possibly early 19th century
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Anne Howard (née Dacre), Countess of Arundel
by Innocenzo Geremia, published by John Scott, after Lucas Vorsterman
stipple engraving, published 20 May 1806
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Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1650-1675
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1650-1675
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1650-1675
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