Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656), Artist
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Artist associated with 50 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.
Elizabeth, Princess Palatinate
after Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval
NPG 340
The Duke of Buckingham and his Family
after Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, (1628)
On display in Room 5 at Montacute House
NPG 711
by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, 1628
NPG 4444
by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, 1635
NPG 1973
Prince Rupert, Count Palatinate
by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval, circa 1641-1642
On display in Room 5 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4519
studio of Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval, (circa 1642)
NPG 511
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
studio of Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1647
NPG 4517
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
after Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, 1649
On display in Room 5 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4406
Probably Mary, Princess of Orange
studio of Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, 1650s
NPG 1534
by Pieter de Jode I, after Gerrit van Honthorst, published by Johannes Meyssens
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D28271
by Robert van Voerst, after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D26455
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
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 Jonas Suyderhoef, after Gerrit van Honthorst, published by Pieter Claesz Soutman
etching, mid 17th century
NPG D28588
after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, (1630s)
NPG D18422
after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1630s
NPG D16943
after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1630s
NPG D16942
published by Pieter de Jode II, after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1630s
NPG D16944
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
by Paul Pontius, probably after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1640s-1650s
NPG D27067
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
by Paul Pontius, probably after Gerrit van Honthorst
line engraving, 1640s-1650s
NPG D35469
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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