Giacomo van Lint

[2][3] Giacomo van Lint was born on 8 February 1723 in Rome where he was baptized in the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo.

He resided throughout his life in a house that he and his sisters Teresa and Maria shared with their brother Giovanni Rocco's family, although they lived on different floors.

This explains his many views of the Quirinale palace, Castel Sant’Angelo, the Colosseum, Saint Peter’s Basilica and Piazza Navona.

[5] Henry Hoare's print collection at Stourhead in England is thought to have been hand-coloured in a collaborative effort by Giacomo and his father Hendrik Frans van Lint.

The technique is consistent with Hendrik Frans van Lint's paintings but evidence, including a recorded comment regarding the 'young Studio', suggests that the colouring may have been a family enterprise.