Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger & Petrus Meert

Adrianus de Bie (Portrait of the Flemish Painter, Adrian de Bie)

Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger's portrait of the Flemish painter, Adrianus de Bie 'Adrian de Bie' is based upon a design created by Petrus Meert 'Pieter Meert'. This original engraving is printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper as published in Antwerp in 1649. it formed part of a series of depictions of painters and sculptors which was initially published in Antwerp in 1649 under the title of "Images de Diverses Hommes D'Esprit, Qui Par Leur Art et Science, Adrian de Bie". The text beneath de Bie's portrait reads; "Adrianus de Bie. Paintre bien estime ne grandes figures et aultres ordonnances, Pere de l' Auctheur de ce livre, qu'il at demeure long temps en Italie etc. ne dans la ville de Lyere en l'an 1594. Petrus Meert Pinxit. Lucas Vorsterman Junior Sculpsit." A loose translation for this text reads, (Adrian de Bie. A well esteemed painter of great figures and other ordinances, father of the author of books, He lived in Italy for a long time etc. Born in the village of Lier in the year, 1594. Designed by Petrus Meert. Engraved by Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger.) This is a fine, original example of the golden age of 17th century portrait engraving and the art of Lucas Vorsterman 'The Younger'.

Original Engraving by the 17th century Dutch artist, Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger after a design by Petrus Meert .

Adrianus de Bie (Portrait of the Flemish Painter, Adrian de Bie)

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Lucas Vorsterman, the Elder (Zaltbommel, 1595 - Antwerp, 1675)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Cornelius De Vos, Pictor Iconum Antwerpiae (Cornelis De Vos) by Lucas Vorsterman, designed by Anthony Van Dyck	Original Engraving	1645	F. Wibiral, Third and final state, First Published Edition by Gillis Hendricx, Antwerp 1645.	Sold
02.-		William Cavendish, 1st Marquis and Duke of Newcastle by Lucas Vorsterman, designed by Anthony Van Dyck	Original Engraving	c. 1630	G. K. Nagler, Catalogue # 35, First and Only State.
Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger (Antwerp, c. 1605 - 1667)
01-		Adrianus de Bie by Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger designed by Petrus Meert	Original Engraving	1649	Images de Diverses Hommes D'Esprit, First Edition Impression
02.		Madonna of the Cherries by Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger designed by David Teniers, the Younger and Titian	Original Etching	1656-1660	Theatrum Pictorium (Theatre of Paintings)

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Title:	Adrianus de Bie (Portrait of the Flemish Painter, Adrian de Bie)
Engraver:	Vorsterman, Lucas, the Younger (Antwerp, c. 1605 - 1667)
Designer:	Meert, Petrus (Brussels, 1619 - 1669)
Date:	1649
Medium:	Original Engraving
Publisher:	Joannes Meyssens, Antwerp
Edition:	First Edition
Source:	Images de Diverses Hommes D'Esprit, Qui Par Leur Art et Science
Note:	Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger (Antwerp, c. 1605 - 1667), studied engraving techniques under his celebrated father. Lucas Vorsterman, the Elder, worked under both Rubens and Van Dyck and is considered by many to be the greatest interpretive engraver of these artists. Like his father, Lucas Vorsterman was highly regarded for his portraits. He also, however, was an accomplished engraver of landscapes and figure studies after such masters as Snyders and Holbein. As well, he engraved a number of equestrian subjects after the designs of Diepenbeek.
	This portrait of the Flemish painter, "Adrian de Bie" (1594-1661) formed part of a series of depictions of painters and sculptors which was initially published in Antwerp in 1649 under the title of "Images de Diverses Hommes D'Esprit, Qui Par Leur Art et Science". In the somewhat confusing history of this publication, further editions appeared in the following years in both Holland and England with different titles such as, Het Gulden Cabinet and The Portraits of the most Eminent Painters. Each of these subsequent editions saw the inclusion of some new engravings and the deletions of others. Other prominent engravers who contributed portraits to the series included Wenzel Hollar, Paulus Pontius, Pieter de Jode and Jacob Neefs.
	Lucas Vorsterman's "Adrianus de Bie" belongs to the first published edition of this set. First edition impressions are easily distinguishable by their clarity of line and depth of tonal values. Moreover, only first edition impressions were printed without the text appearing on the verso and without numeration. (On this impression the number '58' has been added in fountain pen by the hand of a former collector.) This striking portrayal therefore represents an early, initial impression.
	This original 17th century engraving includes text beneath Adrian de Bie's portrait, it reads; "Adrianus de Bie. Paintre bien estime ne grandes figures et aultres ordonnances, Pere de l' Auctheur de ce livre, qu'il at demeure long temps en Italie etc. ne dans la ville de Lijere en l'an 1594. Petrus Meert Pinxit. Lucas Vorsterman Junior Sculpsit." A loose translation for this text is (Adrian de Bie. A well esteemed painter of great figures and other ordinances, father of the author of books, He lived in Italy for a long time etc. Born in the village of Lier in the year, 1594. Designed by Petrus Meert. Engraved by Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger.) (Adrianus, Adrian) or Adriaan de Bie (1594-1661) was the father of Cornelis de Bie (Lier, Belgium, 1627 - 1715), a Flemish notary by profession, a rederijker (a rhetorician is a member of a Dutch dramatic society, highly interested in dramas and lyrics), as well as being the author of fine emblem books, plays and other literature. However, Cornelis de Bie is best known for his noteworthy biographical compilation of 17th century Dutch painters published in Antwerp under the title, "Het Gulden Cabinet van de Edel Vry Edel Vry Schilder-Const... (The Golden Cabinet of the Nobel Liberal Arts of Painting) first published in (1661-1662).
	Petrus Meert 'Pieter Meert, or Peeter Meert' (Brussels, 1619 - 1669): According to Cornelis de Bie's "Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-Conts, ..." (1661-1662) pp. 351-352, Petrus Meert was a fine early Flemish Baroque portrait painter, also listed under, Pieter Meert, Peeter Meerte, and possibly a few other names in various directories. Meert is said to have worked in the style of Anthony van Dyke. His paintings were included in the Museum in Brussels, in the city guilds, and the Berlin Museum. Dr. Waagen, director of the Royal Gallery of Pictures, Berlin, and the author of the "Handbook of Painting: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools" published in London by John Muray, (1860), Volume 2, p.312, notes; "Peter Meert's portraits exhibit good conception, though of somewhat prosaic character; warm and clear warm and clear colouring; a broad touch, and fine impasto." Waagen also noted that a picture representing members of the magistracy of Brussels was held in their Museum. And, the portraits of a naval captain and his wife, were held in the Berlin Museum, No. 844. Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger's portrait of the Flemish painter, Adrianus de Bie is based upon a painting created by Meert. It is a fine, original example of the portrait art created by the 17th century Belgian artist, Petrus Meert.
Size:	8 1/4 X 5 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper as published in Antwerp in 1649. A fine, strongly printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original engraving represents a great example of the golden age of 17th century portrait engraving and the art of Lucas Vorsterman The Younger.
Subject:	Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger, Petrus Meert 'Pieter Meert, or Peeter Meert', Adrianus de Bie '"Adrian de Bie, portrait, Flemish painters, original engraving,, Antwerp, "Images de Diverses Hommes D'Esprit,"Qui Par Leur Art et Science, 17th century portrait engraving, Cornelis de Bie, "Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Edel Vry Schilder-Const... (The Golden Cabinet of the Nobel Liberal Arts of Painting) , "Handbook of Painting: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools".
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