Remigius Hogenberg
Remigius Hogenberg (c. 1536, Mechlin – c. 1588, London) was a Dutch engraver who arrived in England c.
Also recorded as Remigius Hohenberg · Remigius Hoogenberg · Remigius Hogenbergh · Remigius van Hooberg
Remigius Hogenberg
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- Born
- 1536 · Mechelen.
- Died
- 1588 · London.
- Occupation
- engraver · painter · artist
- Fields
- portrait · cityscape
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Identity
He most likely resided in the parish of St Giles Cripplegate, this parish and St Andrew's Holborn being the main locations for engravers. Parish records list Hogenberg as "Highill", an English approximation of his surname. The parish records also indicate Hogenberg had seven children, though his marriage is not recorded. Hogenberg is recorded as having been buried on 16 March 1588 (old style, 1589 new style). Hogenberg is known for his portrait engravings of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a genealogy of the English monarchs, and his Maps of the Counties of England.
Remigius Hogenberg is recorded as engraver, painter and artist. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Remigius Hohenberg, Remigius Hoogenberg, Remigius Hogenbergh, Remigius van Hooberg and Remigius Hoochbergh. He was the child of Nicolas Hogenberg.
Documentary record
Remigius Hogenberg is described as a painter, copperplate engraver and printmaker in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Remigius Hogenberg was born in Mechelen, Belgium, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records Mecheln and Münster (Westf) as places of activity.
Elisabeth Dei Gratia Regina Angliæ, print attributed to Remigius Hogenberg
attributed to Remigius Hogenberg
Alte Pfarr- und Klosterkirche St. Aegidii Münster (Westfalen); 1821 abgerissen. Seitenansicht der Stadt Münster von Remigius Hogenberg 1570; nach einer Zeichnung des Hermann tom Ring.
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1536
Remigius Hogenberg born at Mechelen.
1588
Remigius Hogenberg died at London.
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Mechelen.
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- 1.Cita Gibson p. 679 .
- 2.le muse. De Agostini. V. 1965.
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