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Willem Wissing, known in England as William Wissing (1656〔Tabitha Barber, (‘Wissing, Willem (1656–1687)’ ), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 30 Dec 2008〕 – 10 September 1687), was a Dutch portrait artist who worked in England. He was born in either Amsterdam〔His epitaph in St Martin's Church, Stamford is inscribed "Ws Wissingus Amstelodamensis".〕 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's death 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. In 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''.〔 (Willem Wissing biography ) in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature〕 He was buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire. Fellow Dutch immigrant Jan van der Vaardt worked in his workshop and added the draperies and landscapes in the portraits painted by Wissing. After Wissing's death in 1687, van der Vaart continued Wissing's workshop.〔(Biographical details of Jan van der Vaart ) in the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 Many of Wissing's portraits of prominent sitters and his self-portrait were disseminated in mezzotint. == Gallery == File:Anniex.jpg|''Portrait of Queen Anne'' (private collection) File:Willem Wissing - Portrait of Henrietta and Mary Hyde - Google Art Project.jpg|''Portrait of Henrietta and Mary Hyde''. c. 1683 File:King William III by William Wissing.jpg|''Portrait of William III when Prince of Orange'' (National Portrait Gallery) File:Willem Wissing - Portrait of a Boy - Google Art Project.jpg|''Portrait of a Boy with Dog'' attrib. to Wissing (Yale Center for British Art) File:Willem Wissing - Elizabeth Jones, Countess of Kildare - Google Art Project.jpg|''Portrait of Elizabeth Jones, Countess of Kildare'', attrib. to Wissing c. 1684 (Yale Center for British Art) File:James, Duke of Cambridge - Wissing 1676-87.jpg|''Posthumous Portrait of James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge'', 1676-87 (Royal Collection) File:James_Butler,_1st_Duke_of_Ormonde_by_William_Wissing.jpg|''Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde'' File:James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch by William Wissing.jpg|''Portrait of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch'' (National Portrait Gallery) File:Isabella, Dutchess of Grafton by Willem Wissing (1656-1687).jpg|''Portrait of Isabella, Duchess of Grafton'' (Sotheby's) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willem Wissing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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