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Henry Cornelius Vroom (1562-1640) - Isaac Oliver (1556-1617) - 1805
GKI125601
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Henry Cornelius Vroom (1562-1640)

ArtistIsaac Oliver (1556-1617)
EngraverThomas Chambars (1724-1789)
Date1805
TechniqueEtching
CategoryPortraits
SourceA Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square

Description

Henry Cornelius Vroom (1562–1640) was a pioneering Dutch marine painter credited with establishing seascape painting as a distinct Northern European genre. His works documented major Dutch naval victories and the maritime identity of the Dutch Republic during its Golden Age. This print reproduces an earlier portrait, reflecting 18th-century British interest in Dutch masters whose stylistic innovations influenced naval and topographical art across Europe.