Bernard Vaillant
Illustration — Pastel portrait of Christiaan Huygens, located in Hofwijck museum. Bernard Vaillant (1632 in Lille – 1698 in Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken he accompanied his older brother Wallerant Vaillant on all of his travels.
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Bernard Vaillant
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- Born
- 1632 · Lille.
- Died
- 1698 · Leiden.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic · France
- Occupation
- painter · pastellist · printmaker · etcher · draftsperson · publisher
- Fields
- portrait
- Teachers
- Wallerant Vaillant
- Known for
- Thomas Parker, merchant from Leiden · Portrait of Michiel Adriaansz. de Ruyter · Johannes Parker and Alderman and Councilor of Middelburg
- Languages
- French · German · Dutch
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Illustration — Pastel portrait of Christiaan Huygens, located in Hofwijck museum. Bernard Vaillant (1632 in Lille – 1698 in Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken he accompanied his older brother Wallerant Vaillant on all of his travels.
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He moved to Rotterdam to become deacon of the Walloon church there, but died unexpectedly in Leiden. According to the RKD he was the younger half-brother of the painter Wallerant Vaillant. In 1670 he became betrothed to Agneta Menton and lived on the Fluwelen Burgwal in Amsterdam. He is also registered as living in Paris and Rotterdam. He is known for engraved portraits, but also portraits in oils and pastels.
Training under Wallerant Vaillant is recorded. The recorded working language is French, German and Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Heidelberg and Frankfurt. Works named in the authority record are Thomas Parker, merchant from Leiden, Portrait of Michiel Adriaansz. De Ruyter and Johannes Parker, Alderman and Councilor of Middelburg. Work by Bernard Vaillant is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nationalmuseum, Rijksmuseum, National Portrait Gallery of Sweden and Museum De Lakenhal.
Bernard Vaillant is recorded as painter, pastellist, printmaker, etcher and draftsperson.
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1632
Bernard Vaillant born at Lille.
1698
Bernard Vaillant died at Leiden.
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The authorities additionally record the headings B. His recorded languages were French, German and Dutch. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Thomas Parker, merchant from Leiden, Portrait of Michiel Adriaansz. De Ruyter and Johannes Parker, Alderman and Councilor of Middelburg. His recorded genre is portrait.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nationalmuseum, Rijksmuseum and National Portrait Gallery of Sweden
Filosofen naar Spaanse voorbeelden door Bernard Vaillant, The Rijksmuseum Bulletin, 1986
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