Arnoud van Halen (1673, Amsterdam – 1732, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Portrait of Van Halen by Krzysztof Lubieniecki

Biography edit

According to Houbraken he painted Christoffel Pierson's portrait for his Panpoeticon Batavum (cabinet of poets), which held portraits of over 100 people by the time Houbraken was writing (1712).[1]

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.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Arnoud van Halen Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ Arnoud van Halen in the RKD

External links edit

  Media related to Arnoud van Halen at Wikimedia Commons