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

Biography

Snyers was a pupil of Nicolaes Lauwers in 1635–1636. In 1643 he promised to work for the history painter Abraham van Diepenbeeck for three years.[1]

He is known for his engraved portraits of Adam van Noort and Abraham Bloemaert in "Het Gulden Cabinet"[1]

  • 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
    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
    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"
    Abraham Bloemaert by Hendrik Snyers & Jan Meyssens on page 45 of "Het Gulden Cabinet"

References

  1. ^ a b Hendrick Snyers in the RKD
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