Hendrick Snyers

Hendrick Snyers (born 1611, Antwerp – died 1644, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque engraver.

Biography

According to Houbraken who had his son Jacob copy his engraved portraits of Adam van Noort and Abraham Bloemaert for his Schouburgh, under Snyers' portrait engraving of "Adam van Oort", Snyers mentioned that "Van Oort" was the son of Lambert van Noort, born in Antwerp and lived 1557-1641.^[1] Houbraken found these engraved portraits in Cornelis de Bie's book of biographies Het Gulden Cabinet.

According to the RKD Snyers was a pupil of Nicolaes Lauwers in 1635-1636 and in 1643 he promised to work for Abraham van Diepenbeeck for 3 years.^[2] He is known for his engraved portraits of Adam van Noort and Abraham Bloemaert in "Het Gulden Cabinet" and Houbraken's Schouburg.^[2]

Jacob Houbraken's engraving of Abraham Bloemaert (top) and Adam van Noort (lower left), on page 44 of Part 1 of Arnold Houbraken's Schouburg from 1718
Adam van Noort by Hendrick Snyers & Jan Meyssens on page 17 of "Het Gulden Cabinet" from 1662 based on a painting by Jacob Jordaens
Abraham Bloemaert by Hendrik Snyers & Jan Meyssens on page 45 of "Het Gulden Cabinet"

References

↑ (in Dutch) Hendrick Snyers mentioned in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
1 2 Hendrick Snyers in the RKD

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