Court, which were long known and often copied as likenesses of Prince Arthur, Prince Henry and Princess Margaret of England. One of the copies at Wilton, inscribed with the forged name of Hans Holbein, ye father, and the false date of 1495, has often been cited as a proof that Gossaert came to England in the reign of Henry VII; but the statement rests on no foundation whatever. At the period when these portraits were executed Gossaert lived at Middelburg. But he dwelt at intervals elsewhere. When Philip of Burgundy became bishop of Utrecht, and settled at Duurstede Castle, in 1517, he was accompanied by Gossaert, who helped to decorate the new palace of his master. At Philip's death, in 1524, Gossaert designed and erected his tomb in the church of Wijk bij Duurstede. He finally retired to Middelburg, where he took service with Philip's brother, Adolph, lord of Veeren. Carel van Mander's biography accuses Gossaert of an unruly life; yet it describes the solid education he must have had to learn his trade so well. It also describes the splendid appearance of Gossaert, dressed in gold brocade, as he accompanied Lucas van Leyden on a pleasure trip to Ghent, Mechelen and Antwerp in 1527. The works of Gossaert are those of a hardworking and patient artist; the number of his still extant pictures practically demonstrates that he was not a debauchee. The marriage of his daughter with the painter Henry van der Heyden of Leuven proves that he had a home, and did not live habitually in taverns. His death at Antwerp is recorded in the portrait engraved by Jerome Cock. Notes References Campbell, Lorne, "Biography – Jan Gossaert (Jean Gossart)" , National Gallery, London Further reading Ainsworth, Maryan Wynn, Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossart's Renaissance : the Complete Works, 2010, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9781588393982, fully online Snyder, James. Northern Renaissance Art, 1985, Harry N. Abrams, Nadine M. Orenstein, 'Jan Gossaert's Mocking of Christ: A Reversal of States', Print Quarterly, XXVIII, 2011, 249–55 Bass, M. A. (2016). Jan Gossart and the invention of Netherlandish antiquity. Princeton University Press. External links 7 full catalogue entries from the National Gallery, London, by Lorne Campbell Works and literature at PubHist 1470s births 1532 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from Maubeuge 16th-century Flemish painters Flemish Renaissance painters Painters from Antwerp Court painters