Oliver de Critz

Oliver de Critz, possibly a self-portrait

Oliver de Critz (1626 – 1651)[1] was an English painter.

He was born in London in 1626,[1][2] the son of John de Critz, a painter of Flemish descent who was the Serjeant Painter of Britain, and his third wife.[3] His relatives Thomas and Emmanuel were also painters.[1][4] His name is also spelled Oliver Decritz and Oliver de Crats.[1]

A possible self-portrait by Oliver de Critz is in the Ashmolean Museum.[4] In it, he is depicted with a green cloak. In 1646, Oliver de Critz inherited from his grandfather "my greene Cloake".[3] However, this portrait could also be the work of his half-brother Thomas.[3]

He died in London in August or September 1651, and was buried on 27 September 1651.[1]

Sources

  • R.L. Poole, An outline of the history of the De Critz family of painters, The Walpole Society 2 (1912-1913), pp. 45–68
  • Thieme, Ulrich; Becker, Felix, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler : von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart vol. 8, Leipzig: Seemann (1917), p. 532
  • Bénézit, Emmanuel, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays vol. 3, Paris: Gründ (1976), p. 422
  • A checklist of painters c1200-1976 represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, London: Mansell (1978), p. 75

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Oliver Decritz". RKD. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ Walpole Society (Great Britain) (1913). The ... Annual Volume of the Walpole Society. p. 54.
  3. ^ a b c Art UK. "Oliver de Critz". www.artuk.org. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Macfall, Haldane (1973). A History of Painting (Volume 7). Dana Estes and Company. p. 37.