Willem de Passe
(1597 or 1598-1636 or 1637), EngraverArtist 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.
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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Hadrianus Junius (Adriaen de Jonghe)
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, perhaps 1620
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possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620 (1579)
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, circa 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25186
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, and by Willem de Passe
line engraving, circa 1620
NPG D25200
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
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Related People
- Crispijn de Passe the Elder (father)
- Crispijn de Passe the Younger (brother)
- Magdalena de Passe (sister)
- Simon de Passe (brother)
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