Nicolaes Lauwers or Nicolaas Lauwers (1600, Antwerp - 1652, Antwerp), was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman, publisher, printer and art dealer.[1] [2] He is known for his reproductive prints after works by leading Flemish artists such as Rubens, Jacob Jordaens and Gerard Seghers.[1]
He was born in Antwerp on 27 April 1600 as the son of Jacob Lauwers and Margareta Huysraet. He joined the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1619, and opened a print workshop shortly after that on the Lombardenvest, called In de scryvende Hand (In the writing hand). He married on 8 February 1628 Maria Vermeulen. Their son Coenraed also became an engraver. Nicolaes was elected a deacon of the Antwerp guild in 1635.[1]
He was buried in Antwerp on 4 November 1652.[1]
His pupils included Nicolaes Pitau, Hendrick Snyers, Gilles de la Forgie, Marinus Vigilet, Matheus Wtenbrouck and J. B. Vervoort in addition to his son Coenraed.[1]
He is known for engraving and publishing prints after Rubens, Jacob Jordaens and other prominent Flemish painters of the century.[3]