Isaac Oliver is English miniature painter,Born in France, Isaac Oliver moved to England in 1568 with his goldsmith father . He became a naturalized citizen in 1606, but continued to consider himself a French citizen and had difficulty learning the English language.
Oliver studied under Hilliard and began a rival practice to his mentor in 1590. While Hilliard retained the attention of King James I, Oliver began working for Queen Anne of Denmark. Also Henry, Prince of Wales and his court commissioned him in 1604. Oliver was in Venice in 1596, where he reproduced Renaissance paintings in miniatures. He also was a portraitist, possibly creating some paintings that are attributed to William Larkin.
In 1571 a certain Peter Olivier of Rouen was residing in London with his wife and had been there for three years with one “chylde” named “Isake.” It would seem likely, therefore, that he was not at that time more than six years old. It has been suggested by Lionel Cust, from the Huguenot records, that he is identical with one Isaac Oliver of Rouen, married at the Dutch church in Austin Friars in 1602. His death occurred in 1617, and he was buried in the church of St. Anne, Blackfriars. He was probably a pupil of Nicholas Hilliard, and connected through his wife, whose name is unknown, with the artists Gheeraerts and De Critz. He was an exceedingly expert miniature painter, and splendid examples of his work can be seen at Montagu House, Windsor Castle, Sherborne Castle and in the collections of J. Pierpont Morgan and the late Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Some of his pen drawings are in the British Museum.
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