Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters explained

The Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters refers to a compilation of artist biographies by Jean-Baptiste Descamps published in the mid 18th-century that were accompanied by illustrations by Charles Eisen. The list of illustrations follows and is in page order by volume. Most of the biographies were translated into French from earlier work by Karel van Mander and Arnold Houbraken. The illustrated portraits were mostly based on engravings by Jan Meyssens for Het Gulden Cabinet and by Arnold and Jacobus Houbraken for their Schouburgh, while the work examples engraved in the margins of the portraits were mostly based on engravings by Jacob Campo Weyerman.

Image Name Publication Page
Jan van EyckTome Premier, 17531
Quentin Metsys the YoungerTome Premier, 175317
Bernard van OrleyTome Premier, 175338
Jan van ScorelTome Premier, 175350
Maarten van HeemskerckTome Premier, 175360
Ambrosius HolbeinTome Premier, 175371
Jan MabuseTome Premier, 175383
Pieter Brueghel the YoungerTome Premier, 1753101
Frans FlorisTome Premier, 1753111
Marten de VosTome Premier, 1753117
Hubert GoltziusTome Premier, 1753128
Bartholomeus SprangerTome Premier, 1753184
Karel van ManderTome Premier, 1753194
Wenceslas CobergherTome Premier, 1753205
Otto van VeenTome Premier, 1753223
Adam van NoortTome Premier, 1753228
Hendrik GoltziusTome Premier, 1753230
Hendrick van BalenTome Premier, 1753237
Abraham BloemaertTome Premier, 1753246
Michiel Jansz. van MiereveltTome Premier, 1753256
Adam ElsheimerTome Premier, 1753283
Roelant SaveryTome Premier, 1753293
Peter Paul RubensTome Premier, 1753297
Frans SnydersTome Premier, 1753330
Jan WildensTome Premier, 1753336
Jan Antonisz. van RavesteynTome Premier, 1753341
Caspar de CrayerTome Premier, 1753350
Frans HalsTome Premier, 1753360
Cornelius van PoelenburghTome Premier, 1753365
Jan Brueghel the ElderTome Premier, 1753376
Johannes van der BeeckTome Premier, 1753382
Hendrik van Steenwijk IITome Premier, 1753384
Daniel SeghersTome Premier, 1753391
Cornelis SchutTome Premier, 1753398
Wybrand de GeestTome Premier, 1753402
Lucas van UdenTome Premier, 1753408
Dirk van HoogstratenTome Premier, 1753411
Leonaert BramerTome Premier, 1753416
Jan van GoyenTome Premier, 1753419
Theodoor RomboutsTome Premier, 1753425
Jacob JordaensTome Second, 17541
Anthony van DyckTome Second, 17548
Jan Davidsz. de HeemTome Second, 175437
Philippe de ChampaigneTome Second, 175462
Simon Peter TilemannTome Second, 175469
Johannes van BronckhorstTome Second, 175472
Pieter Jansz van AschTome Second, 175476
RembrandtTome Second, 175484
Erasmus Quellinus IITome Second, 1754108
Jan LievensTome Second, 1754117
Anna Maria van SchurmanTome Second, 1754121
Gerard ter BorchTome Second, 1754125
Adriaen BrouwerTome Second, 1754131
Joos van CraesbeeckTome Second, 1754140
Jacob Adriaensz BackerTome Second, 1754143
Herman SaftlevenTome Second, 1754148
David Teniers the YoungerTome Second, 1754155
Adriaen van OstadeTome Second, 1754175
Adriaen HannemanTome Second, 1754188
Cornelis SaftlevenTome Second, 1754197
Bartholomeus van der HelstTome Second, 1754201
Otto Marseus van SchrieckTome Second, 1754205
Pieter van LaerTome Second, 1754207
Nicolaes de Helt StockadeTome Second, 1754213
Gerrit DouTome Second, 1754218
David Ryckaert IIITome Second, 1754235
Gabriël MetsuTome Second, 1754241
Govert FlinckTome Second, 1754248
Peter LelyTome Second, 1754258
Gonzales CoquesTome Second, 1754264
Jan Philips van ThielenTome Second, 1754271
Jürgen OvensTome Second, 1754281
Cornelis Pietersz BegaTome Second, 1754285
Philips WouwermanTome Second, 1754288
Jan Baptist WeenixTome Second, 1754308
David BeckTome Second, 1754315
Adam PynackerTome Second, 1754319
Allaert van EverdingenTome Second, 1754321
Hendrik Martenszoon SorghTome Second, 1754324
Gerbrand van den EeckhoutTome Second, 1754328
Wallerant VaillantTome Second, 1754332
Jacob van der DoesTome Second, 1754335
Paulus PotterTome Second, 1754353
Johannes LingelbachTome Second, 1754374
Jan VaillantTome Second, 1754382
Samuel Dirksz van HoogstratenTome Second, 1754385
Hendrik VerschuringTome Second, 1754396
Jacques Vaillant (painter)Tome Second, 1754407
Jan van HoogstratenTome Second, 1754409
Vincent van der VinneTome Second, 1754419
Willem KalfTome Second, 1754433
Johann Heinrich RoosTome Second, 1754439
Ludolf BakhuizenTome Second, 1754444
Adam Frans van der MeulenTome Troisieme, 17601
Frans van Mieris the ElderTome Troisieme, 176013
Jan SteenTome Troisieme, 176026
Melchior d'HondecoeterTome Troisieme, 176044
Heiman DullaartTome Troisieme, 176047
Jacob van OostTome Troisieme, 176055
Joseph WernerTome Troisieme, 176061
Adriaen van de VeldeTome Troisieme, 176072
Caspar NetscherTome Troisieme, 176078
Jean Rudolf WerdmullerTome Troisieme, 176085
Abraham GenoelsTome Troisieme, 176092
Gerard de LairesseTome Troisieme, 1760101
Karel DujardinTome Troisieme, 1760111
Jacob ToorenvlietTome Troisieme, 1760121
Arnould de VuezTome Troisieme, 1760125
Godfried SchalckenTome Troisieme, 1760139
Jan WeenixTome Troisieme, 1760165
Robbert Duval (1639–1732)Tome Troisieme, 1760172
Johannes DünzTome Troisieme, 1760175
Michiel van MusscherTome Troisieme, 1760181
Jan de BisschopTome Troisieme, 1760184
Maria Sibylla MerianTome Troisieme, 1760200
Johannes VoorhoutTome Troisieme, 1760207
David van der PlasTome Troisieme, 1760213
Matthijs WulfraetTome Troisieme, 1760218
Godfrey KnellerTome Troisieme, 1760225
Gerard HoetTome Troisieme, 1760232
Cornelis HuysmansTome Troisieme, 1760241
Augustinus TerwestenTome Troisieme, 1760245
Johannes VollevensTome Troisieme, 1760251
Jan VerkoljeTome Troisieme, 1760259
Joanna KoertenTome Troisieme, 1760273
Abraham HondiusTome Troisieme, 1760280
Pieter EyckensTome Troisieme, 1760286
Cornelis de BruijnTome Troisieme, 1760297
Richard van OrleyTome Troisieme, 1760300
Felix MeyerTome Troisieme, 1760307
Philipp Peter RoosTome Troisieme, 1760319
Carel de MoorTome Troisieme, 1760328
Willem Cornelisz DuysterTome Troisieme, 1760336
Philip TidemanTome Troisieme, 1760369
Mathieu EliasTome Troisieme, 1760377
Adriaen van der WerffTome Troisieme, 1760383
Arnold HoubrakenTome Quatrieme, 17641
Bonaventura van OverbeekTome Quatrieme, 17647
Johannes BrandenbergTome Quatrieme, 176423
Gregor BrandmüllerTome Quatrieme, 176431
Theodorus NetscherTome Quatrieme, 176438
Willem van MierisTome Quatrieme, 176445
Rachel RuyschTome Quatrieme, 176465
Georg Philipp RugendasTome Quatrieme, 176478
Juriaen PoolTome Quatrieme, 176490
Jan KupeckýTome Quatrieme, 176495
Elias van NijmegenTome Quatrieme, 1764111
Jacques-Antoine ArlaudTome Quatrieme, 1764116
Johann Rudolf HuberTome Quatrieme, 1764125
Theodor van PeeTome Quatrieme, 1764134
Arnold BoonenTome Quatrieme, 1764137
Mattheus TerwestenTome Quatrieme, 1764144
Isaac de MoucheronTome Quatrieme, 1764153
Carel Borchaert VoetTome Quatrieme, 1764158
Nikolaas VerkoljeTome Quatrieme, 1764168
Coenraet RoepelTome Quatrieme, 1764197
Anna WaserTome Quatrieme, 1764202
Jacob Campo WeyermanTome Quatrieme, 1764209
Jacob Appel (painter)Tome Quatrieme, 1764219
Jan van HuysumTome Quatrieme, 1764228
Segres-Jacques van HelmontTome Quatrieme, 1764236
Herman van der MijnTome Quatrieme, 1764245
Balthasar DennerTome Quatrieme, 1764253
Jacques Ignatius de RooreTome Quatrieme, 1764262
Gerard MelderTome Quatrieme, 1764280
Jacob de WitTome Quatrieme, 1764283
Cornelis TroostTome Quatrieme, 1764291

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=158ZAAAAYAAJ La Vie des Peintres, Volume I
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=DF8NXbvR4Q0C La Vie des Peintres, Volume II
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=PGAGAAAAQAAJ La Vie des Peintres, Volume III
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=6phxogL909sC La Vie des Peintres, Volume IV