Simon de Passe (1595-1647) 

• Was a Dutch engraver.
• Simon De Passe was the son of prominent Dutch engraver and publisher Crispijn Van De Passe the Elder.
• His father was the founder of a distinguished publishing house in Cologne.
• The family were forced to leave Cologne because of their Anabaptist faith.
• They moved to Utrecht.
• In 1616 Simon settled in London where he established for himself a successful portrait engraving practice.
• He contributed portraits to Henry Holland's Baziliologia and made a number of portraits of the royal family.
• In 1624, he moved to Copenhagen as royal engraver and designer of medals in  to the king of Denmark, a post he held for the rest of his life.
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