Felix van Sambix

Felix van Sambix (Antwerp, c. 1553 – Delft, 1642) was a Netherlandish schoolmaster and calligrapher.

Called a ‘kapitaalvoorletterboek’, the publication contained printed capitals and handwritten writing specimens.

On 3 January 1590 Van Sambix participated in the writing competition for the crowned pen (the ‘Plume Couronnée’).

[1] Winning the first prize, he surpassed some of the best writing masters of his time, including the young Jan van de Velde the Elder, and established his reputation as a calligrapher.

van Mierevelt, dated 1619, shows the master writer at the age of 66, still writing.