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Simon Frisius

Dutch engraver (c. 1570-1628)
Person human Q3484277

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1570, 1570[2][10]
Date of death
August 13, 1628
Place of birth
Harlingen
Place of death
The Hague
Country of citizenship
Seventeen Provinces[11]
Occupation
printmaker, master scribe, painter, etcher, copper engraver, draftsperson[5][6][7][8][9][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[16]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Different from
Simon Philip de Vries[17]
Family name
Frisius[14]
Given name
Simon[15]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Finnish National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Museum De Lakenhal, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Musea Brugge, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Groninger Museum[19][20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[18]
P14608
130469521
🏷️ Also known as
en S. de Vries en S. Devries en Simon de Vries en simon frisius en Simon Frisius en Simon Vriesius en Simon Weynouts de Vries en simon weynouts frisius en Simon Weynouts Frisius en Simon Weynouts Vriesius en Simon Wynhoutsz. de Vries en Simon Wynhoutsz. Devries en Simon Wynhoutsz. De Vries Frisius en Simon Wynhoutsz. De Vries Vriesius en Simon Wynhoutsz Frisius en Simon Wynhoutsz. Frisius en Simon Wynhoutsz. Vries en Simon Wynhoutsz Vriesius en Simon Wynhoutsz. Vriesius en Weynouts Frisius
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000117681154
VIAF cluster ID
95701290, 317283595
Library of Congress authority ID
n2004063714
GND ID
130469521
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Simon Frisius - Portrait of Michiel Coxie.jpg ↗
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
5485
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14976740b, 13519877m
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
41576240
Boijmans artist ID
6526
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00679900
CollectieGelderland creator ID
e1404d86-9582-5fc9-827e-3418b1f3587e
DBNL author ID
fris011
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DDB person (GND) ID
130469521
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130469521
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039687628
ECARTICO person ID
3063
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
AD202F1F-9007-4DFC-9CDC-44C01150A4AB
FranceArchives agent ID
19111657
Freebase ID
/m/0gyw8k2
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004333239707141
Grove Art Online ID
T030002
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/922994857538
IdRef ID
125956193
Invaluable.com person ID
mv9bmvw8of
KBR person ID
21357158
KulturNav-ID
d16035b2-066c-4403-a29b-9f8353abab25
Met Constituent ID
90644
Museum-digital ID
129960
NSK (VIAF) ID
000763694
NSK ID
981005728725609366
NUKAT ID
n2008057736
National Gallery of Art artist ID
4141
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007499161705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810692956005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1486478
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068094884
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
26235
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
18822
RKDartists ID
82156
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
38308
Sandrart.net person ID
1569
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
9353
Topic's main category
Category:Simon Frisius
Union List of Artist Names ID
500003401
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/129119
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjvkB4dGFGVCMFvWQpvW6q
Yale LUX ID
person/4bbb47b2-e4ad-4df8-80e1-555703dd24ea

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 5
National Gallery of Art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Finnish National Gallery, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Museum De Lakenhal
Country of citizenship 1
Seventeen Provinces
Different from 1
Simon Philip de Vries
Given name 1
Simon
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Occupation 1
printmaker
Place of birth 1
Harlingen
Place of death 1
The Hague
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Simon Philip de Vries
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Summary

Simon Frisius's place of birth was Harlingen[1]. He was born on January 1, 1570[2]. He died in The Hague[3]. He died on August 13, 1628[4]. He worked as a printmaker[5], master scribe[6], painter[7], etcher[8], and copper engraver[9].

FAQs

Where was Simon Frisius born?

Born in Harlingen[1].

Where did Simon Frisius die?

Simon Frisius passed away in The Hague[3].

What did Simon Frisius do for work?

Simon Frisius worked as printmaker[5], master scribe[6], painter[7], etcher[8], and copper engraver[9].

Related Entities

National Gallery of Art The Hague

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  1. 8w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 14976740b, 13519877m
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Finnish National Gallery, National Gallery of Art +6
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  2. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 14976740b, 13519877m
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  3. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 14976740b, 13519877m
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  4. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 130469521
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  5. 18w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FranceArchives agent ID → 19111657
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → printmaker, master scribe, painter +3
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  7. 25w ago · Hannolans · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → The Hague
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Dutch
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
    Aliases → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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