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Lucas de Heere

Also known as: Lucas de Heere; primary name: Heere, Lucas de
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; Flemish; Male
Life dates: 1534-1584
Biography: Flemish portrait painter, poet and writer; active in Ghent. As a Protestant, took refuge in England,1568-1577, during the Dutch Revolt against Philip II of Spain; in London, trained fellow Netherlanders, John de Critz and, probably, Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, and possibly also the Englishman Robert Peake the Elder. A letter of Cardinal Granvelle documents his painting of a head of Phillip II taken from life in 1553, this is presumed to be the painting now in the Prado; his portrait of Katheryn of Berain is in the National Museum of Wales.
Bibliography: Saur.

Title: Vetusta Monumenta |
Museum number: Hh,1.1-44 |
Producer name: Published by:Society of Antiquaries of LondonPublished by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1724-1788 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

Title: Frances Dutchess of Suffolk and her Husband Adrian Historical Portraitures |
Museum number: 1853,0112.1932 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1748 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

Title: Henry Lord Darnly K. of Scotland. Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famo |
Museum number: G,9.1885 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1736

Title: Henry Lord Darnly K. of Scotland. Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famo |
Museum number: 1948,0315.9.18 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1736

Title: Henry Lord Darnly K. of Scotland. Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famo |
Museum number: 1935,0522.3.99 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1736

Title: Frances Dutchess of Suffolk and her Husband Adrian Historical Portraitures |
Museum number: Y,5.142 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1748 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

Title: Henry Lord Darnly K. of Scotland. Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famo |
Museum number: 1979,U.1241 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1736

Title: Frances Dutchess of Suffolk and her Husband Adrian Historical Portraitures |
Museum number: 1850,0810.522 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Lucas de Heere |
Production date: 1748