Romeyn de Hooghe
Romeyn de Hooghe was a Dutch printmaker, painter, sculptor, caricaturist, writer and graphic artist (1645–1708). He was born at Amsterdam and died at Haarlem.
Also recorded as R. D. Hoodge; Romeyn De Hooghe; Romeyn de Hooch; Romeyn de Hoogh; Romeyn De Hooge; Romeijn de Hooch.
Romeyn de Hooghe in brief
- Born
- 1645
- Died
- 1708
- Known for
- printmaker, painter, sculptor, caricaturist, writer, graphic artist, goldsmith and draftsperson
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings R. D. Hoodge, Romeyn De Hooghe, Romeyn de Hooch, Romeyn de Hoogh and Romeyn De Hooge. His recorded language was Dutch. His recorded confession was Reformed Christianity.
One child is recorded: Maria Romana de Hooghe.
Formation and teaching
Romeyn de Hooghe studied at University of Harderwijk.
As a teacher, Romeyn de Hooghe is recorded in connection with Coenraet Decker, Jacobus Harrewijn, Laurens Scherm, Philibert Bouttats and Adriaan Schoonebeek. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Career and activity
Romeyn de Hooghe worked in painting and engraving.
He belonged to Confrerie Pictura. He worked at The Hague, Amsterdam, Paris and Haarlem.
Recognition and collections
Work by Romeyn de Hooghe is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and National Gallery of Victoria.
Catalogued works
92 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1665 to 1735.
Elenchus tabularum, pinacothecarum, atque nonnullorum cimeliorum, in gazophylacio Levini Vincent. Francisci Redi patritii Aretini Experimenta circa generationem insectorum. Bakenesse Kerck, dated 1689. Innemen van Damiaten 1188, Vicit Vim Virtus, en nieuw Stads wapenschild, dated 1689. De Oude Doelen, dated 1689. Allegory of coinage, dated 1689, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory SK-A-833. Het opblazen van de schipbrug van Alexander Farnese, de hertog van Parma, over de Schelde in 1585, dated 1665, held by Print Room of the University of Antwerp, inventory tg:uapr:768. Slag bij Oosterweel (of Austruweel) in 1567, dated 1665, held by Print Room of the University of Antwerp, inventory tg:uapr:769. De strijd om de Kauwensteinse dijk bij Antwerpen in 1585, dated 1665, held by Print Room of the University of Antwerp, inventory tg:uapr:916. De schipbrug van Parma over de Schelde, dated 1665, held by Print Room of the University of Antwerp, inventory tg:uapr:917. Figures à la mode, Captain with African Servant, dated 1700, held by Teylers Museum, inventory KG 06746. William III in Armor, dated 1700, held by Teylers Museum, inventory KG 06768. Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland map, 2nd edition, 1687, dated 1687, held by Museum De Lakenhal, inventory 3728. The Entry of William Henry, Prince of Orange, into Amsterdam, dated 1672, held by Q214867, inventory 2000.36.1. Afbeelding en waarachtigh Verhaal... (Representation of the True Story of Johan de Witt...), dated 1672, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.5.2. No Monarchy, No Popery, dated 1690, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.5.3. Illustrated Half-title, dated 1688, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.58.1.1. Portrait of Servatius Gallaeus, dated 1686, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.58.1.2. Persian Sibyl [p. 60], dated 1688, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.58.1.3. Medal [p. 442, bottom], dated 1688, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.58.1.18. Hercules Magusano and Dea Nehalennia [p. 649], dated 1688, held by Q214867, inventory 2003.58.1.19. Uytrecht Herstelt (The Recapture of Utrecht, 1673), dated 1674, held by Q214867, inventory 2005.135.1. Misluckte Papen-Krygh en de Fransche Verhuys-Tydt (Caricature on the War betweeen France and the Republic), dated 1674, held by Q214867, inventory 2005.127.1. Raising of Lazarus with Scenes from the Life of Christ, held by Q214867, inventory 2011.139.19. Law of War and Peace, dated 1670, held by Q214867, inventory 2011.139.20. Qualis vir Talis Oratio, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 49.95.691. Het Hoog-En Lager-Huys van Engelandt, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1989.031. Plan exact des fortifications du Château de Choczim sur le Niester; avec le forts et retranchements de l'Armée des Turcs, dated 1700, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1972.081. Receptie van S.K.H. den H. Prince van Orange ap zyn intrede tot Londen, 1689. General View, dated 1689, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.17898. Het-Hoog-en Hager-Huys van Engelandt. Coronation of the Prince of Orange, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.17899. Troops Entering a City, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 88/1986. . Battle, with Officers on Horseback in the Foreground, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 744/1973. People of Distinction Meeting on a Shore, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 81/1986. A Party Embark on a Ship, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 82/1986. Battle Scene with Cavalry in the Foreground, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 743/1973. Artillery Bombarding a City, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 87/1986. Battleship Firing on a City, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 86/1986. A Coach with an Escort Approaching a Palace, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 84/1986. Ships Attacking Coastal Fortifications, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 83/1986. City under Attack from the Sea, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 80/1986. Contes et nouvelles en vers. Klare onderrichtinge der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, verhendelende hoemen in alle voorvallen van twist in handtgemeenschap, sich kan höeden. Titi Petronii Arbitri equitis Romani Satyricon. Den Hollandschen verre-kyker, verhalende den tegenwoordingen toestant van ons lieve vaderland. Paradisvs animae Christianae. Renversement de la morale Chretienne par les desordres du Monachisme. Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht, vervatende haar begin, opkomst, toeneming, en verdere stant. Francisci Redi patricii Aretini, Opusculorum pars prior, sive, Experimenta circa generationem insectorum. Speigel van staat des Vereenigde Nederlands. An Ars moriendi with etchings by Romeyn de Hooghe. Les plans et profils des principales villes et lieux considerables ... Anatomia; seu, Interiora rerum. De Spaensche Mercurius. Caart van de stad Rotterdam en gezigt langs de Maas. Contes et nouvelles de Bocace florentin. Hollands aeloude vryheid. Historie der kerken en ketteren. Contes et nouvelles en vers de Monsieur De La Fontaine. Villa Angiana. [Arrival of William III, Prince of Orange, at the English coast near Brixam in 1688]. Witten wonder spiegel, vertoonende Ian de Witt, raet pensionaris van Hollandt etc., Cornelis de Witt, Burgermeester van Dordrecht, Ruaert van Putten, etc. Romeyn de Hooghe, the etcher. Æsopus in Europa. 't Groot waerelds tafereel. Histoire de Guillaume III, roi de la Grande Bretagne. [45 engravings]. Le jubilé de l'an MDCC, publié par la bulle d'Innocent XII, du 28. mars MDCLXXXXIX, ou, Considérations sur cette bulle, pour montrer l'abus des jubilez que se celebrent depuis quatre cens ans dans l'Eglise Romaine. Esopus in Europa. De fransche tyrannie, dat is, Oprecht en waerachtig verhael van de grouwelijke wreetheden tot bodegraven, swammerdam en elders door de franssen gepleegt. Hieroglyphica, oder, Denkbilder der alten Völker. Hieroglyphica, of, Merkbeelden der oude volkeren. Hieroglyphica, oder Denkbilder der alten Völker, namentlich der Aegyptier, Chaldäer, Phönizier, Jüden, Griechen, Römer, u.s.w. .. Schouburgh der Nederlandse veranderingen. To the burgermasters of Haarlem. Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales, et autres lieux. Villa Angiana, vulgo het Perc van Anguien. Les cent nouvelles nouvelles. Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest, de Kosten (The Fall of the Country: The First That Falls Pays the Player, the Last the Costs), dated n.d., etching and letterpress; second state, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 49.95.689. Peace Conference at Breda, dated n.d., etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 49.95.722. Anticurius van Loevesteyn, dated n.d., etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 49.95.693. Scene from Dutch History: Supplicants before Ruler, dated n.d., pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite and traces of white chalk, on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1722. Standing Man, dated n.d., pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.2812. Lady and Child, dated n.d., black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1723. Europe in an uproar over the son of a miller, dated c. 1688–89, etching and letterpress, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2026.21. [45 engravings] / [Romeyn de Hooghe]., dated 1735?], held by Wellcome Collection. Mongolian soldiers crucifying and mutilating civilians in a coastal town. Etching [by Romeyn de Hooghe]., held by Wellcome Collection. The dynastic marriage of William of Orange and Mary Stuart: above, they are brought together before a bust of Hercules; below, their wedding in London on 4 November 1677. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1678., dated [1678?], held by Wellcome Collection. James II and Louis XIV and their allies portrayed as inmates of a lunatic asylum. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1688., dated 1688, held by Wellcome Collection. A mass execution outside the town fortifications while a Christian procession takes place within the town walls. Etching [by Romeyn de Hooghe]., held by Wellcome Collection. The body of an old man is laid out naked in state outside the wooden fortifications of a town and mocked and insulted by a mob lighting a bonfire. Etching [by Romeyn de Hooghe]., held by Wellcome Collection. Rebuses representing Greek words. Etchings by R. de Hooghe, 169-., dated [between 1690 and 1699?], held by Wellcome Collection. Soldiers dismembering, torturing and killing civilians outside town fortifications, probably during a siege. Etching by R. de Hooghe [?]., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.
Q214867: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Nationalmuseum: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Print Room of the University of Antwerp: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Teylers Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vanderbilt Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale Center for British Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rijksmuseum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Royal Dutch Munt: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum De Lakenhal: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 215 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 215 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
15 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Hooghe, Romeyn de, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Hooghe, Romeyn de, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Appendix: Genealogy of the De Hooghe Family, The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe, 1645-1708, 2018. À propos d’une gravure de Romeyn de Hooghe, Cancer du sein, 2009. Disaster and Discord: Romeyn de Hooghe and the Dutch State of Ruination in 1675, Dutch Crossing, 2020. The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe 1645-1708, 2019. The Birth of Modern Political Satire: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708) and the Glorious Revolution by McNeill Hale Meredith (review), Journal of Social History, 2021. The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe, 1645-1708, 2018. Rotterodamum: Romeyn de Hooghe’s Rejected Map of Rotterdam Rediscovered, The Rijksmuseum Bulletin, 2021. The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe, 1645-1708: Prints, Pamphlets, and Politics in the Dutch Golden Age, 2018. Le frontispice de Zayde gravé par Romeyn de Hooghe (Amsterdam, 1671) : retour sur image, Littératures classiques, 2022. Enigmatic Etchings True Religion in Romeyn de Hooghe's Hieroglyphica, 2019. Henk van Nierop, The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe 1645-1708. Prints, Pamhlets, and Politics in the Dutch Golden Age, BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 2020. Spinoza in His Time: The 17th-Century Religious Context, Philosophies, 2021. Henk van Nierop, The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe 1645-1708. Prints, Pamphlets, and Politics in the Dutch Golden Age, Early Modern Low Countries, 2019.
Digitised editions and texts
12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Histoire de Guillaume III, roi de la Grande Bretagne (1692) — Internet Archive. Q. Horatius Flaccus dichtkunst, op onze tyden, én zéden gepast ...: op onze ... (1681) — Internet Archive. Advis Fidelle Aux Vertables Hollandois . . . (1673) — Internet Archive. Den Arbeid Van Mars (1672) — Internet Archive. The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist) (1689) — Internet Archive. Qualis vir Talis Oratio — Internet Archive. Peace Conference at Breda — Internet Archive. Anticurius van Loevesteyn — Internet Archive. Contes et nouvelles en vers (1721) — Internet Archive. Study for a Title-Page: Allegory of Commerce and a Debtor's Prison (?) — Internet Archive. Den Grooten Raad van Romen (1665) — Internet Archive. Le Feste des Trois Rois — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 9 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 9 means 9 genuinely separate publishers of record. 9 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Romeyn de Hooghe studied at University of Harderwijk. Coenraet Decker, Jacobus Harrewijn and Laurens Scherm are recorded as having studied under Romeyn de Hooghe. the recorded working language is Dutch.
The field of work recorded is painting and engraving. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are allegory, map and history.
Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague, Amsterdam and Paris. Membership is recorded of Confrerie Pictura.
Works named in the authority record are Allegory of coinage.
Work by Romeyn de Hooghe is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Victoria and Nationalmuseum.
Chronology
- 1645Romeyn de Hooghe born at Amsterdam.
- 1672Den Arbeid Van Mars digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1673Advis Fidelle Aux Vertables Hollandois . . . digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1681Q. Horatius Flaccus dichtkunst, op onze tyden, én zéden gepast ...: op onze ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1689Bakenesse Kerck.
- 1689Innemen van Damiaten 1188, Vicit Vim Virtus, en nieuw Stads wapenschild.
- 1689De Oude Doelen.
- 1689Allegory of coinage (Rijksmuseum).
- 1689The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1692Histoire de Guillaume III, roi de la Grande Bretagne digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1708Romeyn de Hooghe died at Haarlem.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
À propos d’une gravure de Romeyn de Hooghe, Cancer du sein, 2009
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Appendix: Genealogy of the De Hooghe Family, The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe, 1645-1708, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Hooghe, Romeyn de, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 5.
Open Library author record for Romeyn de Hooghe (Internet Archive), 34 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Romeyn de Hooghe.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 18 digitised items catalogued under Romeyn de Hooghe as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Romeyn de Hooghe.
scholarly index · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Romeyn de Hooghe.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Romeyn de Hooghe.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Romeyn de Hooghe (215 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 215 works naming Romeyn de Hooghe.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q278068: Romeyn de Hooghe
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Romeyn de Hooghe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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