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Robert van Voerst

Also known as: Robert van Voerst; primary name: Voerst, Robert van
Details: individual; printmaker; Dutch; British; Male
Life dates: 1597-1635
Biography: Engraver. b. Deventer, trained by Crispin de Passe, to London c.1627. Worked for van Dyck on Iconography. Appointed Royal Engraver to Charles I in 1635 at £100 p.a. (for the documents see PQ XVII 2000, p.115). Died before October 1636 (the source for this is the diary of van Buchell), and most likely on 17 September 1635 assuming that he is the 'Robert van Vorst a Dutchman' who was buried in St Clement Dane's on that day (Michael Fleming, PQ XXXI 2014 p.178).
Bibliography: Hollstein Hind III 'The Print in Stuart Britain' 1998, p.81 Carl Depauw & Ger Luijten, 'Anthony van Dyck as printmaker', 1999, p.386-7 (documents)

112 related objects

drawing book; print

Museum number: 1983,1001.14.1-14 |
Producer name: After:Gérard de LairessePrint made by:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1746 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)Published in:Leipzig

print

Title: The right Honourable William ffielding Earle of Denbigh ... |
Museum number: P,2.235 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Sir Balthazar Gerbier |
Production date: 1631

print

Title: The right Honourable & most noble Edward Sackvile Earle of Dorset ... |
Museum number: P,2.202 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1634-1636

print

Title: Robertus van Voerst Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1872,1012.4163 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print; book-illustration

Title: Vera effigies viri vere præ nobilis Georgii Dni: Carew ... |
Museum number: 1972,U.395.2 |
Producer name: BIOG49367 Print made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1633

print; book-illustration

Title: Robert van Voerst |
Museum number: 1872,1012.4162 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas A E ChambarsAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1762-1789

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: P,2.55 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: G,7.68 |
Producer name: After:Anthony van DyckPrint made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1634

print

Museum number: 1854,1113.133 |
Producer name: BIOG49367 Print made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1597-1636

print

Title: Simon Vouet Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1852,1211.127 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1645

print

Title: Robertus van Voerst Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1929,0516.15 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: James Duke of Hamilton, |
Museum number: 1933,0928.1 |
Producer name: BIOG49367 After:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1800

print

Title: Inigo Iones Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: R,1a.146 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Museum number: R,1a.125 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1640

print

Title: Philippus Heribertus Iconographie ou vies des hommes illustres du XVII. |
Museum number: 1935,1213.1.29 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)Published in:Leipzig

print

Title: Simon Vouet Iconographie ou vies des hommes illustres du XVII. |
Museum number: 1935,1213.1.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1645 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)Published in:Leipzig

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,2.182 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Elizabethæ Dei gratia Bohemiæ Reginæ ... |
Museum number: P,1.30 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Gerard van Honthorst |
Production date: 1631

print

Museum number: Kk,5.1.176 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1635

print

Museum number: 1852,1009.122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Alphonse MassonAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1848

print

Title: Philippus Heribertus Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,2.188 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1713

print; book-illustration

Title: Elizabeth I |
Museum number: 1948,0315.5.122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Crispijn de Passe the Elder |
Production date: 1633

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.106 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Roebrt van Voerst |
Museum number: 1892,1201.130 |
Producer name: Print made by:G BarrettAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1800

print

Title: Rob: Van Vorst. Twelve plats of heads, two heads in a plat |
Museum number: 1852,0706.15 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard GaywoodAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1640-1660

print

Title: Philippus Heribertus Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1920,1211.1061 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1713

print

Title: Simon Vouet Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: R,1b.106 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1645

print

Title: M.Sylvius Otho |
Museum number: 1874,0808.1936 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Titian |
Production date: 1630-1635

print

Museum number: 1848,0911.478 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Georg Geldorp |
Production date: 1628-1632

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: Ll,7.2.25 |
Producer name: After:Anthony van DyckPrint made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.94 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Abrahamus Aurelius. Eccl. Gal.lo Lond. Pastor |
Museum number: 1863,0214.467 |
Producer name: BIOG49367 Print made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1631

print

Title: M.Sylvius Otho |
Museum number: 1874,0808.2377 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Titian |
Production date: 1630-1635

print

Title: Simon Vouet Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1852,1211.128 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1645

print

Museum number: P,3.122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Georg Geldorp |
Production date: 1627

print

Title: Kenelmus Digbi Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0509.856 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1633-1641

print

Title: Kenelmus Digbi Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: R,1a.95 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1633-1641

print

Museum number: P,2.11 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:François Dieussart |
Production date: 1630-1640

print

Title: The Right Honourable Robert Rich Earle of Warwicke, and lord Rich of Leeze |
Museum number: P,2.170 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstPublished by:William Peake |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: P,2.56 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Nobil: Ac Gener: D. Robertus Barty. Comes Lindsæi D. Willoughby D. Eresby Summ. Angliæ Cameraribus |
Museum number: 1868,0822.888 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Georg Geldorp |
Production date: 1630-1636 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Ignatii Iones Mag: Brit: Architecti Generalis, vera effigies, |
Museum number: P,3.272 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1655

print

Title: Charles Henrietta Maria |
Museum number: P,2.53 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1641

print

Title: Kenelmus Digbi Iconographie ou vies des hommes illustres du XVII. |
Museum number: 1935,1213.1.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)Published in:Leipzig

print

Title: Inigo Iones Iconographie ou vies des hommes illustres du XVII. |
Museum number: 1935,1213.1.122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)Published in:Leipzig

print

Museum number: R,1a.130 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Museum number: R,1a.178 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1640

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,3.223 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1640

print

Museum number: R,1a.126 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1645

print

Museum number: R,1a.127 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1640

print; broadside

Title: A List of his Majesties Navie Royall, and Merchants Ships, their Names, Captains, Men, Ordnance, in |
Museum number: Y,1.124 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstPublished by:Lawrence Blaiklock |
Production date: 1643 1630-1636 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Twelve Plats of Heads, Two Heads in a Plat |
Museum number: P,3.280 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard GaywoodAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1654-1664 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: William Feilding Earl of Denbigh Woodburn's Portraits of 100 Illustrious Characters |
Museum number: 1902,1011.828 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert DunkartonAfter:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1813 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.7468.+ |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Hendrik Goudt |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.102 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.92 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.93 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: The right Honourable and most noble Robert Barti... |
Museum number: 1948,0315.6.28 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Georg Geldorp |
Production date: 1624-1631

print

Title: Fridericus Henricus comes Palatinus Rheni Dux Bauariae De Signatus rex Bohnemiae |
Museum number: P,1.35 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstPublished by:William Webb |
Production date: 1630

print

Title: Inigo Iones Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1948,0315.6.19 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Simon Vouet Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1852,1211.126 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1645

print

Title: Illustriss. Princeps Iacobus Stewart Dux Lenox Com James Stewart Duke of Lenox, Earle of March, Lord |
Museum number: 1862,1011.238 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Georg Geldorp |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Inigo Iones Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0509.851 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print; book-illustration

Title: Elizabeth I |
Museum number: 1972,U.395.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Crispijn de Passe the Elder |
Production date: 1633

print

Title: Robertus van Voerst Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0509.882 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Museum number: P,2.180 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1635

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.95 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print; book-illustration

Title: Vera effigies viri vere præ nobilis Georgii Dni: Carew ... |
Museum number: 1863,0214.581 |
Producer name: BIOG49367 Print made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1633

print

Title: Adrian Hannerman. Historical and Portrait Painter |
Museum number: 1888,0612.39 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Simon Vouet Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0509.865 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1645

print

Title: The Right Honourable Robert Rich Earle of Warwicke, and lord Rich of Leeze |
Museum number: 1890,0415.146.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49367 Print made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: James Stewart Duke of Lenox, Earle of March, Lord Darnly ... |
Museum number: 1848,0911.521 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Georg Geldorp |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: 1981,U.2059 |
Producer name: After:Anthony van DyckPrint made by:Robert van Voerst |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: Gg,4F.187 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: 1977,U.1224 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Robert van Voerst Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0725.739 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Museum number: R,1a.162 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1640

print

Title: Animal copybook |
Museum number: 1919,1216.97 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Roelant Savery |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: R,1a.147 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Kenelmus Digbi Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,3.218 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1633-1641

print

Title: Inigo Iones Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,3.271 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Robertus van Voerst Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,3.279 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0725.750 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1868,0822.889 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Adrian Hannerman. Historical and Portrait Painter |
Museum number: 1888,0612.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Elizabethæ Dei gratia Bohemiæ Reginæ ... |
Museum number: 1934,0217.89 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Gerard van Honthorst |
Production date: 1631

print

Title: Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, hæc filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? |
Museum number: Kk,5.3.152 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1634

print

Title: Philippus Heribertus Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1863,0509.838 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1641

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1868,0822.4379 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin Phelps GibbonAfter:William Faithorne |
Production date: 1828

print

Title: Philippus Heribertus Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: P,2.184 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1630-1641

print

Title: Christiano D.G. Postulato Ep.o Halberstadiensi, Duci Brunsvicensi, et Luneburgensi etc. |
Museum number: 1863,0509.837 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630-1636

print

Title: Icones Principum Virorum |
Museum number: 1888,0612.18 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1636

print

Title: Nobilissibus D. Philippus Herbert Comes Mountgomeriæ baro Shierlandiæ etc. |
Museum number: P,2.191 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert van VoerstAfter:Daniel Mijtens I |
Production date: 1630 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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