Isaac Oliver
Isaac Oliver (c.1560—1617) was a French-born English portrait minimalist.
Born in Rouen, he moved to London in 1568 with his Huguenot parents to escape religious persecution. He then studied miniature painting under Nicholas Hilliard. He developed a naturalistic style, which was influenced by Italian and Flemish art. He later married the daughter of the well-known portrait painter Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
After the death of Elizabeth I, he became a painter of James I's court, painting numerous portraits of the queen Anne of Denmark and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.
His work is housed in Windsor Castle, Montagu House and Sherborne Castle. Some of his pen drawings are located in the British Museum.
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Categories: 1560 births | 1617 deaths | English painters