(c. 1685) Two views of an East Indiaman of the time of King William III (c. 1694), Royal Museums Greenwich
Born
1633
Scheveningen, Dutch Republic
Died
28 June 1721 (aged 87–88)
Temple Bar, London
Education
An apprentice of George Geldorp
Worked in the studio of Willem van de Velde the Younger
Known for
Marine painting
Isaac Sailmaker (born Isaac Zeilmaker; 1633 – 28 June 1721)[note 1] was an etcher and marine painter of the Baroque period, who had a long career in England. He was referred to in contemporary books and journals as "the father of British sea painting", but was eclipsed by his contemporaries, the Dutch marine painters Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son Willem van de Velde the Younger, who for a period dominated the London market. Sailmaker was commissioned by the English Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, to paint the English fleet at Fort-Mardyck.
The attribution of Sailmaker's surviving paintings has been problematic, as his works were never signed. Other paintings have been attributed to him on the basis of engravings after his work; his painting of the second Eddystone Lighthouse, built in 1709, was firmly attributed to Sailmaker in the 1970s on the basis of such documentary evidence. His style can also be identified by its reliance on a relatively narrow palette, principally black, greys and greens, and by minor details within his paintings, such as the way he depicted flags and gilding.
^"Isaac Sailmaker". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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