Gilliam van der Gouwen

1657, Antwerp — buried on 15 March 1716, Amsterdam)[1] was a Flemish engraver who spent most of his active career in the Dutch Republic.

He left Antwerp and is recorded in Amsterdam where in June 1680 he started taking drawing classes with the German painter Pieter Rodingh.

The print represents St. Cecilia Playing a Lute and was made after a design by the Italian painter Francesco Trevisani.

[2] He worked on a series of biblical prints after designs of Gerard Hoet, Arnold Houbraken and Bernard Picart.

These were used in various publications including the Figures de la Bible published in 1720 and the Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament published in the Hague by Pieter de Hondt.

[2] He contributed many illustrations to Hugo de Groot's Nederlandtsche jaerboeken en historien, published in Amsterdam in 1681.