Isaac Oliver (c. 1565 – bur. 2 October 1617) or Olivier was an Englishportrait miniature painter.[1][2][3]
Born inRouen around 1565, he moved to London in 1568 with hisHuguenot parents Peter and Epiphany Oliver to escape theWars of Religion in France. He then studiedminiature painting underNicholas Hilliard; and developed anaturalistic style, which was largely influenced byItalian andFlemish art. His first wife, Elizabeth, died in 1599. With her he fatheredPeter Oliver, who was also eminent in miniature painting. In 1602, he married Sara, daughter of the well-known portrait painterMarcus Gheeraerts the Elder (c. 1520 – c. 1590) and his wife Susannah de Critz. Susannah was the daughter of Troilus de Critz, agoldsmith from Antwerp, and close relative ofJohn de Critz, theQueen'sSerjeant-Painter. She was also the eldest sister or cousin of Magdalen de Critz, who marriedMarcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1562–1635).
After the death ofElizabeth I, he became a painter ofJames I's court, painting numerous portraits of the queenAnne of Denmark andHenry Frederick, Prince of Wales. He accompanied Anne of Denmark on her progresses in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Kent in 1605, and was appointed "her Majesties painter in the art of lymning".[4]
Oliver died in London in 1617 and was buried at the church ofSt Ann Blackfriars, which was destroyed in theGreat Fire of London.[1]
Some of his work is housed inWindsor Castle. Some of his pen drawings are located in theBritish Museum.
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