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Remigius van Leemput was a Flemish portrait painter, copyist, collector, and art dealer active mainly in England, where he was known simply as 'Remee.' He was a key collaborator of Anthony van Dyck during van Dyck's final years in London, alongside fellow Flemish painter George Geldorp.
Remigius van Leemput was baptized in Antwerp on the 18th of December 1607 and died in London on the 4th of November 1675, at the age of 67. He was buried on the 9th of November 1675 at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden.
Remigius van Leemput and George Geldorp, both former masters in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke, were close associates of Anthony van Dyck in London. Van Leemput appears to have been the most prolific copyist of van Dyck's work, and King Charles I commissioned a copy of van Dyck's portrait of the royal family from him through Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke.
After Charles I of England was executed in 1649, his art collection was broken up and sold off to help settle his debts. Van Leemput was an active buyer, acquiring 35 paintings and sculptures over six months, including works by Titian, Giorgione, Correggio, and Andrea del Sarto.
In 1667, Charles II commissioned van Leemput to make a small copy of Hans Holbein the Younger's wall painting of Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII, and Jane Seymour at the Palace of Whitehall, for a fee of £150. He made a second copy in 1669, now at Petworth House. The original mural was destroyed by fire in 1698, making van Leemput's two copies the only surviving records of the full composition.
The 'Beauties' are a series of 14 bust-length portraits van Leemput painted after originals by van Dyck, Lely, and Samuel Cooper, on panels ranging from 23 to 39 by 18 to 31 centimetres. The series was recorded at Windsor Castle in the 18th century, and 13 of the paintings are now in the Royal Collection.