George Geldorp
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George Geldorp was a Dutch Golden Age
painter from Cologne
.
, he was trained and active as a painter in Cologne before being admitted Master in the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp in 1610. Two years later his first wife Margriet Parmentiers died in Antwerp. In 1623, he moved to London where he painted a number of portraits in the Anglo-Netherlandish style, notably William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
and his wife Catherine in 1626 in Hatfield House
, Hertfordshire
and Sir Arthur Ingram
in late 1638/early 1639. His work was generally less accomplished and his portraits more stiffly articulated than works of similar painters such as Daniel Mijtens
.
According to Houbraken, he was known to the artist biographer Joachim von Sandrart
who wrote that he was not a very good draughtsman and had the habit of tracing other's sketches, and then pricking holes in these sketches, and sponging this onto the canvas as a guide to paint his subjects. Houbraken disapproved of this practise, and preferred to write about painters who were good draughtsman.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter from Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
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Biography
The son of Gortzius GeldorpGortzius Geldorp
Gortzius Geldorp , was a Dutch Renaissance painter.-Biography:According to Karel van Mander he first learned to paint from Frans Francken I of Herenthals and later from Frans Pourbus the Elder. He became court painter to the Duke of Terra Nova, with whom he travelled to Cologne, where he stayed...
, he was trained and active as a painter in Cologne before being admitted Master in the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp in 1610. Two years later his first wife Margriet Parmentiers died in Antwerp. In 1623, he moved to London where he painted a number of portraits in the Anglo-Netherlandish style, notably William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer and politician.-Early years, 1591-1612:...
and his wife Catherine in 1626 in Hatfield House
Hatfield House
Hatfield House is a country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I and has been the home of the Cecil...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and Sir Arthur Ingram
Arthur Ingram
Sir Arthur Ingram was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1642. Responsible for the construction, purchase and sale of many manor houses and estates in Yorkshire, the Ingram family are most associated with Temple Newsam which became the...
in late 1638/early 1639. His work was generally less accomplished and his portraits more stiffly articulated than works of similar painters such as Daniel Mijtens
Daniël Mijtens
Daniël Mijtens , known in England as Daniel Mytens the Elder, was a Dutch portrait painter who spent the central years of his career working in England.-Biography:...
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According to Houbraken, he was known to the artist biographer Joachim von Sandrart
Joachim von Sandrart
Joachim von Sandrart was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Sandrart was born in Frankfurt, but the family originated from Mons...
who wrote that he was not a very good draughtsman and had the habit of tracing other's sketches, and then pricking holes in these sketches, and sponging this onto the canvas as a guide to paint his subjects. Houbraken disapproved of this practise, and preferred to write about painters who were good draughtsman.