Hendrik van der Borcht II (8 March 1614, in
Frankenthal
Frankenthal (Pfalz) ( pfl, Frongedahl) is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
History
Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, af ...
– 29 June 1676) was a German Baroque painter.
[ Borcht, Hendrik van der (II)]
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
Biography
He learned to paint from his father,
.
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel KG, (7 July 1585 – 4 October 1646) was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politi ...
, passing through Frankfurt, became his patron in 1636 when he was only 22, taking him along on a
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tut ...
of Italy.
In 1637 he was appointed curator of the Earl's collection in London.
This was the same period that the Earl was collecting art steadily, and by that time the collection already had works painted on location by
Gerard van Honthorst
Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch: ''Gerrit van Honthorst''; 4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname ''Gherardo delle Notti ...
and
Joachim von Sandrart
Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the '' T ...
. It is unknown how long he held this position before returning to Germany, where he later died.
According to Houbraken, who confused him with his father, he was also an expert in old rareties and medals.
He is possibly the brother of the painter Sebastian van der Borcht, active in Frankenthal.
Borcht, Sebastian van der
in the Netherlands Institute for Art History
References
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1614 births
1676 deaths
German Baroque painters
People from Frankenthal