Arnoud van Halen (1673,

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– 1732,

), was an 18th-century painter from the

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Biography

According to

Houbraken Houbraken is a Dutch-language surname. People with this surname include: *Antonina Houbraken (1686–1736), Dutch artist, daughter of Arnold Houbraken *Arnold Houbraken (1660–1719), Dutch biographer of artists, and engraver *Jacobus Houbraken (16 ...

he painted Christoffel Pierson's portrait for his

Panpoeticon Batavum The ''Pan Poëticon Batavum'' was a collection of small portraits of poets mounted on plates that were kept in a curiosity cabinet by the 18th-century Dutch painter Arnoud van Halen. History of the collection Van Halen began assembling his collec ...

(cabinet of poets), which held portraits of over 100 people by the time Houbraken was writing (1712).Arnoud van Halen Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the

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According to the RKD he was also known as Arend or Aquila van Halen. He is known for portraits and engravings, also titlepages of books.Arnoud van Halen
in the RKD

References

Arnoud van Halen
portrait by Christoffel Lubienitzki at the

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Arnoud van Halen
on

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A. van Halen
at the Amsterdam City Archives

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halen, Arnoud van 1673 births 1732 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam