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Firens

Also known as: Firens; primary name: Firens; other name: Firens, Gaspard; other name: Firens, Pierre
Details: individual; printmaker; publisher/printer; French; Male
Other dates: 1604 c-1671 c. (business active)
Address: Paris "chez Pierre Firens, rue S.Iaques, à l'enseigne de l'Imprimerie de Taille-douce." [from ca.1604] Paris "rue St. Iac. a la [symbol of fleur de lisse]"
Biography: Family of engravers and print publishers, Paris; there were three generations of the name, who usually only give 'Firens' in their address; the father Pierre (c.1580-1638) was born in Antwerp to a French family, moved to Paris c.1604, where he was naturalised in 1607; he often signed his plates as 'graveur du Roi'; his son Gaspard (1608/11-1649) and grandson Pierre II (1641- after 1671) seem not to have engraved, but simply continued the business; any prints published by the Firens family are entered under the single name.
Bibliography: Préaud

74 related objects

print

Title: Ludovicus XIII Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarre rex Christi. - D. anna d'Austria Hispaniarum infans Ca |
Museum number: R,6.133 |
Producer name: Print made by:FirensPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1615

print

Title: VIRGO DEVOTA SPECULUM VIRGINITATIS |
Museum number: 1866,0407.824 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hieronymus WierixPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1619

print

Museum number: 1852,1211.75 |
Producer name: After:Hendrik GoltziusPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1580

print

Title: Marie de Médicis Royne Regente de France et de Navarre |
Museum number: 1848,0911.636 |
Producer name: Print made by:FirensPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1610

print; book-illustration

Title: Ludovicus XIII Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarre Rex Christi. |
Museum number: 1848,0911.671.1 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1612

print; album

Title: The Sibyls |
Museum number: 1889,0816.4.1 |
Producer name: After:Crispijn de Passe the ElderPrint made by:Firens |
Production date: 1601-1612

print; plan

Title: Le Marquis Spinola partit des Pais bas |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.127 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1620

print; ornament print

Title: Monstrous animals |
Museum number: 1972,U.983 |
Producer name: After:Arent van BoltenPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1604-1616

print; ornament print

Title: Monstrous animals |
Museum number: 1972,U.980 |
Producer name: After:Arent van BoltenPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1604-1616

print

Museum number: 1979,U.68 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.77 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.84 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.83 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.78 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.82 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.80 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1619-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.89 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.86 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1625-1638

print; ornament print

Title: Monstrous animals |
Museum number: 1972,U.981 |
Producer name: After:Arent van BoltenPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1604-1616

print

Museum number: 1979,U.67 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.88 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.85 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.73 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.156 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; broadside

Title: Le Coevr Dv Fidelle Svbiect Francois... |
Museum number: 1848,0911.669 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1610 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.155 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.159 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.152 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: VIRGO MATER SPECULUM VIRGINITATIS |
Museum number: 1866,0407.825 |
Producer name: After:Hieronymus WierixPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1619

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.157 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Il B. Luigi Gonzaga |
Museum number: 1927,1008.276 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 17thC |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1884,0308.190 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BossePrint made by:Melchior Tavernier |
Production date: 1629 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Le couronnement du Roy Louis treziesme |
Museum number: 1856,0815.96 |
Producer name: Print made by:FirensAfter:François Quesnel |
Production date: 1610

print; title-page

Museum number: 1895,1031.347 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1610

print; title-page

Museum number: 1896,1230.184 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1615-1618

print

Museum number: 1979,U.81 |
Producer name: Attributed to:FirensPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.87 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print; ornament print

Title: Monstrous animals |
Museum number: 1972,U.982 |
Producer name: After:Arent van BoltenPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1604-1616

print

Museum number: 1979,U.75 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print; ornament print

Title: Monstrous animals |
Museum number: 1972,U.979 |
Producer name: After:Arent van BoltenPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1604-1616

print

Museum number: 1979,U.71 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.79 |
Producer name: Attributed to:FirensPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.70 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.72 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.69 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.76 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1608-1638

print

Museum number: 1979,U.74 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1614-1628

print

Title: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.136 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; broadside

Title: Representation au naturel, comme le Roy Tres-Chrestien Henry IIII Roy de France et the Navarre touch |
Museum number: 1848,0911.622 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1610 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.158 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Museum number: P,3.377 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles DavidAfter:Ferdinand Elle |
Production date: 1620-1631

print

Museum number: Ii,5.54 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1620-1638

print; book-illustration

Title: Anna d'Austria Hispaniarum infans catolici regis |
Museum number: 1848,0911.671.2 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1612

print

Title: L'Auguste pourtraict de Monseigneur le Daulphin au naturel 1604 |
Museum number: 1868,0822.970 |
Producer name: Print made by:FirensAfter:Jérémie Le Pileur |
Production date: 1604

print

Title: S. Dominicus |
Museum number: 1858,0417.1316 |
Producer name: Print made by:Léonard GaultierPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1576-1641

print

Title: Le portraict du defunct roy Henry le Grand IIII du nom roy de France et de Navarre en son lict de de |
Museum number: 1848,0911.625 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1610

print; broadside

Title: Representation au naturel, comme le Roy Tres-Chrestien Henry IIII Roy de France et the Navarre touch |
Museum number: 1859,0709.1927 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1610

print

Title: Le pourtraict de treshault trespuissant tres excellent prince Henry le Grand... |
Museum number: 1848,0911.584 |
Producer name: Print made by:FirensPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1610

print; ornament print

Museum number: 1976,0925.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques HurtuPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1614-1616

print; ornament print

Museum number: 1875,0710.1343 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousAfter:Rodolff Schulte |
Production date: 1625-1638

print; book-illustration

Title: Marie de Médicis cis royne de France et de Navarre |
Museum number: Gg,4E.54 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1609-1617

print; book-illustration

Museum number: Gg,4U.4 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Print made by:Firens |
Production date: 1609

print

Museum number: 1973,1208.3 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638

print

Title: The parable of Lazarus and the rich man |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.133 |
Producer name: After:Maarten de VosPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1590-1610 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The parable of Lazarus and the rich man |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.135 |
Producer name: After:Maarten de VosPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1590-1610 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.139 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.138 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.154 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.137 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1927,1008.133 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham BossePrint made by:Melchior Tavernier |
Production date: 1629 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Museum number: 1871,1209.1391 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elias van den BosschePublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1594-1613 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The eight Beatitudes |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.153 |
Producer name: BIOG61690 Published by:Firens |
Production date: 1595-1638 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Sylvae Sacrae |
Museum number: 1852,0214.538.1-24 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles van BoeckelPrint made by:Isaac Briot |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: The parable of Lazarus and the rich man |
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.134 |
Producer name: After:Maarten de VosPublished by:Firens |
Production date: 1590-1610 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

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