Robert van Voerst (bapt. 8 December 1597 – before October 1636) was a Dutch engraver. He was born in

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, and studied under Crispin van de Passe. He arrived in England in 1628 and soon afterwards

Charles I of England Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. Charles was born ...

appointed him his royal engraver. He principally reproduced works by

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (; ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of ...

, also active in the British court, who gave van Voerst the exclusive commission on reproducing his portraits. He died in

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*http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp07684/robert-van-voerst *http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artists/7776/robert-van-voerst *http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/424131 {{DEFAULTSORT:Voerst, Robert van 1597 births 1636 deaths 17th-century Dutch engravers Expatriates in the Kingdom of England Expatriates from the Dutch Republic People from Deventer