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Gerrit van Honthorst

(1590-1656), Artist

Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 51 portraits
Gerrit van Honthorst was a Dutch painter from Utrecht. He travelled to Italy in 1616, where he copied the naturalism and eccentricities of Caravaggio. Honthorst spent four years painting in Rome after which he returned to Utrecht and set up a successful painting school. The queen of Bohemia, sister of Charles I and electress palatine, an exile in the Netherlands, appointed him as drawing master to her children. He became known to her brother Charles, who in 1628 invited Honthorst to England to paint his portrait. In 1637, he became court painter to the princess of Orange and settled at The Hague.

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Elizabeth, Princess of the Palatinate, studio of Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG 340

Elizabeth, Princess of the Palatinate

studio of Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval, mid 17th century
NPG 340

The Duke of Buckingham and his Family, after Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG 711

The Duke of Buckingham and his Family

after Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, circa 1628, based on a work of 1628
NPG 711

Prince Rupert, Count Palatine, by Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG 4519

Prince Rupert, Count Palatine

by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval, circa 1640
On display in Room 6 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4519

William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, studio of Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG 4517

William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven

studio of Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1647
NPG 4517

Gerrit van Honthorst, by Pieter de Jode I, after  Gerrit van Honthorst, published by  Johannes Meyssens - NPG D28271

Gerrit van Honthorst

by Pieter de Jode I, after Gerrit van Honthorst, published by Johannes Meyssens
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D28271

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, by Jonas Suyderhoef, published by  Pieter Claesz Soutman, after  Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG D26429

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

by Jonas Suyderhoef, published by Pieter Claesz Soutman, after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, published circa 1625-1650
NPG D26429

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, by Jacob van Meurs, after  Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG D28584

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau

by Jacob van Meurs, after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
NPG D28584

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, by Jonas Suyderhoef, after  Gerrit van Honthorst, published by  Pieter Claesz Soutman - NPG D28588

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau

by Jonas Suyderhoef, after Gerrit van Honthorst, published by Pieter Claesz Soutman
etching, mid 17th century
NPG D28588

William II of Orange-Nassau, published by Pieter de Jode II, after  Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG D16944

William II of Orange-Nassau

published by Pieter de Jode II, after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1630s
NPG D16944

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), probably after  Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG D27067

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), probably after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1640s-1650s
NPG D27067

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), probably after  Gerrit van Honthorst - NPG D35469

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), probably after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1640s-1650s
NPG D35469

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