Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708)
• Was a prolific late Dutch Baroque, painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist.
• He was born in Amsterdam.
• He is best known for political caricatures of Louis XIV and propagandistic prints supporting William of Orange.
• He was also active as an erotic artist and some of his political propaganda prints can be considered early, prototypical comic strips.
• During his career, de Hooghe produced over 3500 prints.
• He also illustrated books, and his illustrations can be found in some of the most important texts of his period.
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Romeyn de Hooghe, In the manner of Romeyn de Hooghe, Gaspar Bouttats, Hollands Hollende Koe (Holland’s Running Cow), 1690
Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2022.
Romeyn de Hooghe, In the manner of Romeyn de Hooghe, Gaspar Bouttats, Hollands Hollende Koe (Holland’s Running Cow), 1690
Romeyn de Hooghe, In the manner of Romeyn de Hooghe, Gaspar Bouttats, Hollands Hollende Koe (Holland’s Running Cow), 1690
