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Romeyn de Hooghe

Romeyn de Hooghe

Netherlands, 1645–1708

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The Hague

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Romeyn de Hooghe was a Dutch draughtsman and printmaker of the late 17th century known for meticulously detailed pen and ink compositions executed with fine linear precision. His prolific output encompassed elaborate narrative scenes, architectural studies, and allegorical works that functioned as both independent drawings and preparatory studies for etching. Working across the Dutch Republic, de Hooghe developed a distinctive approach to linear composition that bridged the disciplines of drawing and printmaking.

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (36)

Title Page for “Atlas Novus (New Atlas)”

Title Page for “Atlas Novus (New Atlas)”

1700 · etching and engraving on laid paper

sheet: 52 × 31.3 cm (20 1/2 × 12 5/16 in.) plate: 49.2 × 28 cm (19 3/8 × 11 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Standing Man

1700 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper

14.7 × 8.5 cm (5 13/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vroedschapspenning van de stad Alkmaar

Vroedschapspenning van de stad Alkmaar

1693 · striking (metalworking) on silver (metal)

diameter: 3.3 cm, weight: 10.68 cm

Entrance of William III into The Hague (Inhaling van S.K. Maj. aende Westeynder brug door de E.A. Magistraet van s'Gravenhage / Reception de sa Majesté au pont du Westende) from Bidloo, Inkomste van Koning Willem III

1691 · Etching

Sheet: 13 3/16 x 17 1/2 in. (33.5 x 44.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Entry of His Majesty William III, King of Great Britain, etc., in Holland; or Detailed Descriptions of Everything Related to His Arrival and Sojourn in the Hague and Elsewhere, as Decorations of Honor Were Erected Everywhere (Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem III, Koning van Groot Britanje, enz. in Holland; ofte Omstandelyke Beschrijving van Alles, Het Welke op des Zelfs Komste en Geduurende Zyn Verblyf, in 's-Graavenhaage en Elders, ten Teeken van Vreugde en Eere, is Opgerecht en Voorgevallen)

Entry of His Majesty William III, King of Great Britain, etc., in Holland; or Detailed Descriptions of Everything Related to His Arrival and Sojourn in the Hague and Elsewhere, as Decorations of Honor Were Erected Everywhere (Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem III, Koning van Groot Britanje, enz. in Holland; ofte Omstandelyke Beschrijving van Alles, Het Welke op des Zelfs Komste en Geduurende Zyn Verblyf, in 's-Graavenhaage en Elders, ten Teeken van Vreugde en Eere, is Opgerecht en Voorgevallen)

1691 · Book with sixteen, eleven folded, engravings with etching and letterpress in black on cream laid paper

41.2 × 27.4 × 2.4 cm (16 1/4 × 10 13/16 × 1 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Entrance of William III into The Hague (Inhaling van S.K. Maj. aende Westeynder brug door de E.A. Magistraet van s'Gravenhage / Reception de sa Majesté au pont du Westende) from Bidloo, Inkomste van Koning Willem III

Entrance of William III into The Hague (Inhaling van S.K. Maj. aende Westeynder brug door de E.A. Magistraet van s'Gravenhage / Reception de sa Majesté au pont du Westende) from Bidloo, Inkomste van Koning Willem III

1691 · Etching

Sheet: 13 3/16 x 17 1/2 in. (33.5 x 44.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)

1689 · Etching and letterpress

sheet: 22 9/16 x 15 7/16 in. (57.3 x 39.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)

The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)

1689 · Etching and letterpress

sheet: 22 9/16 x 15 7/16 in. (57.3 x 39.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a Broadside on the Persecution of Protestants by Louis XIV (‘Beautiful Constance Dragooned by Harlequin Deodat’)

Design for a Broadside on the Persecution of Protestants by Louis XIV (‘Beautiful Constance Dragooned by Harlequin Deodat’)

1688 · pen on ink, paper

width: 375 cm, height: 335 cm

Tirannien tegen de Gereformeerden in Vrankrijk

Tirannien tegen de Gereformeerden in Vrankrijk

1686 · etching on paper

width: 520 cm, height: 415 cm

Uytrecht Herstelt (The Recapture of Utrecht, 1673)

Uytrecht Herstelt (The Recapture of Utrecht, 1673)

1674 · etching with engraving on laid paper

plate: 40.6 x 51.7 cm (16 x 20 3/8 in.) sheet: 41.2 x 52.1 cm (16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegorie op het herstel van Utrecht, 1673

Allegorie op het herstel van Utrecht, 1673

1674 · engraving on paper

height: 407 cm, width: 522 cm

Afbeelding en waarachtigh Verhaal... (Representation of the True Story of Johan de Witt...)

Afbeelding en waarachtigh Verhaal... (Representation of the True Story of Johan de Witt...)

1672 · etching and letterpress on laid paper

plate: 32.4 x 43.1 cm (12 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.) sheet: 53.9 x 43.1 cm (21 1/4 x 16 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegory of the River IJ

Allegory of the River IJ

1671 · brush on chalk, ink, paper

width: 108 cm, height: 161 cm

Guerres de Flandres

Guerres de Flandres

1670 · etching on paper

height: 265 cm, width: 340 cm

Law of War and Peace

Law of War and Peace

1665 · etching on laid paper

plate: 17.4 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.) sheet: 20 x 12 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Den Grooten Raad van Romen

1665 · Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scene from Dutch History: Supplicants before Ruler

Scene from Dutch History: Supplicants before Ruler

1665 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite and traces of white chalk, on ivory laid paper

16.3 × 18.8 cm (6 7/16 × 7 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lady and Child

1665 · Black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto cream laid paper

21.6 × 16.4 cm (8 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panurge secondé

1660 · Etching and letterpress

sheet: 22 3/8 x 15 5/8 in. (56.9 x 39.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Peace Conference at Breda

1660 · Etching

sheet: 16 5/16 x 20 3/16 in. (41.5 x 51.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le Feste des Trois Rois

1660 · Etching and letterpress

sheet: 21 5/16 x 15 1/2 in. (54.2 x 39.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

William III as Prince of Orange, with the four preceding Stadthouders, William I, Maurice, Frederick Hendrick, William II

1660 · Etching; third state

sheet: 18 7/16 x 22 1/2 in. (46.9 x 57.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Qualis vir Talis Oratio

1660 · Etching and letterpress

sheet: 21 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (54 x 39.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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36 published of 36 catalogued · 23 with image

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Rijksmuseum
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Nga
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4 entries · 1 sources

Guerres de Flandres
1670 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Allegory of the River IJ
1671 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Vroedschapspenning van de stad Alkmaar
1693 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Design for a Broadside on the Persecution of Protestants by Louis XIV (‘Beautiful Constance Dragooned by Harlequin Deodat’)
1688 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Guerres de Flandres (1670 - 1699)

Rijksmuseum

Vroedschapspenning van de stad Alkmaar (1693 - 1693-11-13)

Rijksmuseum

Design for a Broadside on the Persecution of Protestants by Louis XIV (‘Beautiful Constance Dragooned by Harlequin Deodat’) (1688)

Rijksmuseum

Allegory of the River IJ (ca. 1671)

Rijksmuseum

A Fountain (1680–90)

Smithsonian Institution

Frontispiece, "Histoire Metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne" (1691)

Smithsonian Institution

Lady and Child (n.d.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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