Born 16th Century
- George Gower (c. 1540–1596)
- Nicolas Hilliard (1547–1619)
- Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1585–1627)
- Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593–1661)
- Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599–1641) (born Flemish) Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King
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