Isaac Oliver

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This article is about the English portrait miniature painter. For the playwright, author and humorist, see Isaac Oliver (writer).
Young Man Seated under a Tree, 1590–95, Royal Collection

Isaac Oliver (c. 1565 – bur. 2 October 1617) or Olivier was an English portrait miniature painter.[1][2][3]

Life and work

Born in

Serjeant-Painter. She was also the eldest sister or cousin of Magdalen de Critz, who married Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
(1562–1635).

After the death of

James I's court, painting numerous portraits of the queen Anne of Denmark and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
.

Oliver died in London in 1617 and was buried at the church of St Ann Blackfriars, which was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.[1]

Some of his work is housed in Windsor Castle. Some of his pen drawings are located in the British Museum.

Gallery

Portrait miniatures

  • Portrait of a Young Gentleman (possibly Sir Philip Sydney), 1605
    Portrait of a Young Gentleman (possibly Sir Philip Sydney), 1605
  • Unknown Woman in Masque Costume, 1609
    Unknown Woman in Masque Costume, 1609
  • Philip Herbert, Fourth Earl of Pembroke, 1611
    Philip Herbert, Fourth Earl of Pembroke, 1611
  • Charles I as Prince of Wales, 1615
    Charles I as Prince of Wales, 1615

Larger works

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Oliver, Isaac" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 145–6.
  2. ^ Macfall, Haldane. A history of painting, volume 7 (Boston: Estes, 1912) pp. 40–41.
  3. ^ Baskett, John. Paul Mellon's legacy: a passion for British art (Yale University Press, 2007) pp. 240–1.

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