{"title":"Wissing, Willem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWillem or William Wissing (1656-1687) \u003c\/strong\u003ewas a Dutch portrait artist who worked in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born in either Amsterdam or The Hague, and studied at The Hague under Willem Doudijns (1630–97) and Arnoldus van Ravestyn (1615–90). In 1676, he moved to England, where he studied with and assisted Peter Lely. After Lely died in 1680, Wissing emerged as his most important pupil. Godfrey Kneller was the only contemporary portrait artist in England to rival Wissing. Wissing's royal sitters include Charles II of England, Catherine of Braganza, George of Denmark and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1685, James II of England sent Wissing to the Netherlands to paint portraits of his Dutch son-in-law and daughter, the future William III of England and the future Mary II of England. The portraits were often repeated; versions are on display in the Great Hall of the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Wissing died in 1687 at the peak of his fame as a portrait painter, at Burghley House, the home of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, near Stamford in Lincolnshire. Some suspected he was poisoned out of jealousy of his success. According to Arnold Houbraken, his epitaph was Immodicis brevis est aetas, meaning Brief is the life of the outstanding.[3] He was buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFellow Dutch immigrant Jan van der Vaart worked in his workshop and added draperies and landscapes to the portraits Wissing painted. After Wissing's death in 1687, van der Vaart continued Wissing's workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of Wissing's portraits of prominent sitters and his self-portrait were disseminated in mezzotint.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wissing-willem-1656-1687-mary-of-modena-james-iis-second-wife-queen-c-1685","title":"Wissing, Willem (1656-1687) - Mary of Modena, James II's second wife \u0026 queen c.1685","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by the Dutch artist Willem Wissing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4930 pixels wide by 6590 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wissing-willem\" title=\"Willem Wissing\"\u003eWillem Wissing\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63491434185034,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wissing_Willem_1656-1687_-MaryofModena_JamesII_ssecondwife_queen_main.jpg?v=1789077285"},{"product_id":"wissing-willem-1656-1687-vandervaart-john-1653-1727-master-montagu-drake-c-1684-6","title":"Wissing, Willem (1656-1687) \u0026 Vandervaart, John (1653-1727) - Master Montagu Drake c.1684-6","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by the Dutch artists Willem Wissing \u0026amp; John Vandervaart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 3864 pixels wide by 5824 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wissing-willem\" title=\"Willem Wissing\"\u003eWillem Wissing\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63491455549770,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wissing_Willem_1656-1687_Vandervaart_John_1653-1727_-MasterMontaguDrake_main.jpg?v=1789077767"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wissing_Willem_1656-1687.jpg?v=1789076303","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wissing-willem.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}