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HUYSMANS, CORNELIS, called Huysmans of Mechlin, born in Antwerp, April 2, 1648, died in Mechlin, June 1, 1727. Flemish school; landscape painter, pupil of Kasper de Witte in Antwerp, and of Jacques d'Arthois in Brussels, whence he went to Mechlin. Van der Meulen, on a visit to Brussels, tried in vain to attract him to the court of Louis XIV., but persuaded him to paint backgrounds for his Environs of Luxembourg and Dinant, now in the Louvre. Works: Woodland with Château, National Gallery, London; Landscapes in National Gallery, Edinburgh; Louvre, Paris (5); Museums at Berlin (3), Brunswick (2), Brussels, Cologne (3), Dresden (2), Hanover, Nantes, New York (3), Rouen, Stockholm, Stuttgart (4), Vienna (2); Galleries at Augsburg, Carlsruhe (2), Cassel (2), Copenhagen, Hamburg, Oldenburg, Schleissheim (5), Schwerin; Old Pinakothek, Munich (2); Historical Society, New York (2); Hermitage, St. Petersburg (2).—Ch. Blanc, École flamande; Gaz. des B. Arts (1870), iii. 361; Immerzeel, ii. 69; Kramm, iii. 777; Michiels, ix. 142; Neefs, i. 508; Riegel, Beiträge, ii. 133; Rooses (Reber), 414; Van den Branden, 1077.

HUYSMANS, JACOB, born in Antwerp in 1656, died in London in 1696. Flemish school; portrait and history painter, pupil of Gilles Backereel, and completed his artistic education in England, reign of Charles II. Painted the most distinguished ladies of the court. Works: Portrait of Queen Katharina of Portugal, Buckingham Palace; Portrait of Izaak Walton, National Gallery, London; Lady Byron, Hampton Court; Catharine of Braganza, Colonel W. Legg, National Portrait Gallery, London; Altarpiece, German chapel, St. James's.—Immerzeel, ii. 69; Kramm, iii. 778; Redgrave, 223; Scharf, 420.

HUYSMANS, JAN BAPTIST, born in Antwerp, baptized Oct. 7, 1654, died there, July 14, 1716. Flemish school; landscape painter, brother and pupil of Cornelis; master of the Antwerp guild in 1676. His pictures show even more elevated feeling for nature than those of his brother, and were often sold for Ruysdaels. Works: Great Landscape (1697), Brussels Museum; Others, Dijon Museum; Ruins of Corinthian Temple (1695), Old Pinakothek, Munich.—Gaz. des B. Arts (1870), 363, 366; Kunst-Chronik, x. 683; Michiels, ix. 146, 150; Rooses (Reber), 414; Van den Branden, 1078.

HUYSUM, JAN VAN, born in Amsterdam, April 15, 1682, died there, Feb. 8, 1749. Dutch school; flower and fruit painter, son and pupil of Justus van Huysum, whom he assisted in executing various subjects, but his great talent for flower and fruit painting caused him to devote himself exclusively to this branch of art, in which he formed himself after De Heem and Mignon. Brilliant effects of light, masterly drawing, high finish of detail. Works: Vase with Flowers (1736-37), do., National Gallery, London; Bunches of Flowers, Bridgewater Gallery; Rich Flower-Piece, Fruit-Piece, Lord Ashburton; Bouquet, Fruit-Piece, Mr. Hope's Collection; Two, Dulwich Gallery; Landscape (1717), do. (3), Flower and Fruit-pieces (6), Louvre, Paris; Landscape, The Offering, Flowers (1723), do., Fruit-pieces (2), Amsterdam Museum; Landscapes and Flower-pieces in Museums at The Hague (3), Berlin (4, one dated 1722), Berne, Boston, Brunswick (4, one dated 1724), Dresden (3), Hanover (2),