Andries Jacobsz. Stock

Andries Jacobsz. Stock was an artist whose documented professional activity spanned the years 1600 through 1638. While specific biographical details are sparse, his known surviving output consists exclusively of prints, indicating a career focused on reproductive and illustrative graphic arts in the early seventeenth century.

His existing portfolio demonstrates versatility across religious and portrait subjects. Representative works include the devotional piece The Adoration of the Shepherds. Furthermore, Stock engaged in significant portraiture, documenting contemporary artistic figures through pieces such as the detailed multiple depictions of Jacob de Gheyn and the Portret van Hans Bol. The quality and subject matter of the Andries Jacobsz. Stock prints suggest an artist working within the technical traditions of Dutch or Flemish printmaking.

Stock’s historical importance is confirmed by the international distribution of his work across major institutions. Twelve of his prints are currently represented in museum collections globally, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Due to the age of these works, many are available today as museum-quality images, often entering the public domain to facilitate research and scholarship.