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Willem de Passe

(1597 or 1598-1636 or 1637), Engraver

Artist associated with 175 portraits
The son of Dutch engraver and publisher Crispijn Van de Passe the Elder and the brother of engraver Simon. His father was the founder of a publishing house in Cologne that produced portraits of European nobility and other prints. The family were forced to leave Cologne because of their Anabaptist faith. They moved to Utrecht, and in 1616 Simon settled in London where he established a successful portrait engraving practice. Willem joined him in 1621, and produced a total of seventeen portraits of princes and noblemen, most of them after life. These included a double portrait of James I and Charles, Frederick of Bohemia and his family, and the family of James I.

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Sir John Cheke, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D24861

Sir John Cheke

possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
NPG D24861

Reginald Pole, by Magdalena de Passe, or by  Willem de Passe - NPG D24898

Reginald Pole

by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D24898

Sir Henry Sidney, by Magdalena de Passe, by  Willem de Passe - NPG D31766

Sir Henry Sidney

by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D31766

Sir Thomas More, by Magdalena de Passe, or by  Willem de Passe - NPG D24948

Sir Thomas More

by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D24948

John Bradford, by Magdalena de Passe, and by  Willem de Passe - NPG D24955

John Bradford

by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D24955

John Rogers, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D24961

John Rogers

possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D24961

John Caius, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D24976

John Caius

possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D24976

Sir Nicholas Bacon, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by  Willem de Passe - NPG D31840

Sir Nicholas Bacon

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620 (1579)
NPG D31840

Sir Henry Sidney, by Magdalena de Passe, by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25153

Sir Henry Sidney

by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25153

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, by Magdalena de Passe, and by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25172

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, circa 1620
NPG D25172

Matthew Parker, by Magdalena de Passe, and by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25186

Matthew Parker

by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25186

Edmund Grindal, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25197

Edmund Grindal

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25197

John Whitgift, by Magdalena de Passe, and by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25200

John Whitgift

by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, circa 1620
NPG D25200

Edwin Sandys, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25202

Edwin Sandys

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25202

John Jewel, by Magdalena de Passe, by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25215

John Jewel

by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25215

Laurence Humphrey, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by  Willem de Passe - NPG D25226

Laurence Humphrey

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25226

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