_Jan Lievens_ (Dutch: 1607-1674).
Lievens, painter and engraver, "was a comrade of Rembrandt, but
conceived a strong admiration for Van Dyck, traces of which
are to be found in his portraits" (Havard: _The Dutch School_,
p. 115). From 1631 to 1635 he was in England, where he painted
the portraits of Charles I. and his Queen, and of several of
the nobility. He afterwards worked at Antwerp, Leyden, and
Amsterdam.
This lady (born at Cologne in 1607) was one of the most remarkable
personages of her time. So great was the renown of her learning that
Queen Christina of Sweden went to visit her. She was familiar with
German, Dutch, French, Italian, and English; and was a good scholar in
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic. She corresponded
with some of the most erudite men of the day, and excelled in many
of the fine arts. Late in life she fell under the influence of the
noted Pietist leader, Jean de la Badie, whose cause she persuaded the
Princess Palatine Elizabeth to espouse. After his death (in 1674) she
collected his disciples at Wierwerd, where she herself died four years
later in complete destitution.