HEYDEN, Pieter van der

(b. ~1530 Antwerpen, d. ~1575 Berchem)

Flemish engraver, also known as Petrus a Merica or Pieter Verheyden. In 1555 he became master of the Guild of St Luke. From the mid-1550s to about 1570 he worked for the publisher Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp, who was among the earliest print publishers in the Netherlands. Pieter van der Heyden produced more than 150 prints for the Cock publishing house, reproducing the designs of Bosch, Bruegel and other Flemish artists such as Hans Bol, Frans Floris and Lambert Lombard.

Luxuria (Lechery)

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Ship of Fools (Die blau schuyte)

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The Blind Leading the Blind

This engraving, first state of five, was published by Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp, who was among the earliest print publishers in the Netherlands. It was made after Hieronymus Bosch. Even after his death, Bosch’s reputation grew through the numerous engravings produced after his designs and in his manner, many of them at the behest of the publisher Hieronymus Cock.

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The Sailing Scale

This engraving was made after Hyeronimus Bosch, it was published by Hyeronimus Cock in Antwerp in 1562. Even after his death, Hieronymus Bosch’s reputation grew through the numerous engravings produced after his designs and in his manner, many of them at the behest of the publisher Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp, among the earliest print publishers in the Netherlands.

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Winter

This print, published by Hieronymus Cock, the most important publisher of the period in Antwerp, was made after the design by Hans Bol.

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