The engraved portraits included as illustrations in Book I are below, followed by the artists listed in order of appearance in the text.
The first illustration is of Antoon van Leyen, to whom the book is dedicated.



 
Adam van Noort	p 37
Otto van Veen	p 39
Abraham Bloemaert	p 45
Tobias Verhaeght	p 47
Adam Elsheimer	p 49
Guido Reni	p 52
Petrus Paulus Rubens	p 57
Frans Snyders	p 61
Guiliam Nieulandt	p 63
Abraham Janssens	p 65
Anthony van Dyck	p 75
Gillis Mostaert	p 79
Pieter Brueghel	p 89
Adriaen Brouwer	p 91
Gerard Seghers	p 97
Lodewijk de Vadder	p 98
Wenceslas Cobergher	p 101
Jan Antonisz.
van Ravesteyn	p 102
Palamedes Palamedesz	p 102
Michiel van Mierevelt	p 103
Cornelis Schut	p 103
Jan Snellinck	p 104
Cornelis de Vos	p 104
Orazio Gentileschi	p 105
Andries van Eertvelt	p 105
Adriaen van Utrecht	p 106
Willem Backereel	p 108
Gilles Backereel	p 108
Jan de Wael I	p 108
Joos van Craesbeeck	p 109
Abraham Matthys	p 110
Adam Willaerts	p 111
Jean Guiliam Bouwer	p 113
Nikolaus Knüpfer	p 115
Jan van Bijlert	p 117
Jan van Balen	p 119
Roelant Savery	p 125
 
Johannes Parcelis	p 126
Jan Wildens	p 126
Hendrik vander Borght the elder	p 127
Jacob de Backer	p 129
Paulus Moreelse	p 131
Hendrick ter Brugghen	p 132
Deodat del Monte	p 133
Peter vande Plas	p 139
Jacques Blanchard	p 139
David Teniers the Elder	p 140
David de Haen	p 142
Vincent Malo	p 143
Franciscus Perreer	p 143
Jan van Hoeck	p 143
Augustijn Brun	p 145
Hans Holsman	p 145
Frederick Brentel	p 145
Jacob van der Heyden	p 145
Hesselien (Crabbeken van Amsterdam)	p 145
Peeter Meulenaer	p 145
Raphael Coxie (son of Michiel)	p 145
Spanjolet 	p 145
Gillis Peeters	p 145
Adriaen van Nieulandt the younger	p 146
Remigius van Rheni p 149
Peeter van Loon	p 149
Padovanino	p 150
Lucas Franchois the Younger	p 152
Peter Franchois	p 152
Peter Soutemans	p 154
Pieter Neefs I	p 155
Dirck van Baburen	p 155
Jan Both	p 156
Pietro Testa	p 158
Christoffel Jacob vander Laenen	p 159
David Beck	p 160
Nicolaes vander Horst	p 162
 
Johann Matthias Kager	p 162
Theodor Rombouts	p 163
Henrick de Clerck	p 163
Anthoni Salart	p 163
Gerrit van Honthorst	p 164
Thomas Willeborts Bossaert	p 166
Daniel van Alsloot	p 168
Jacques Focquier	p 168
Guiliam Mahue	p 168
Pieter van Laer	p 169
Bonaventura Peeters	p 171
Franciscus Wouters	p 174
Hendrik Andriessens	p 176
The engraved portraits included as illustrations in Book I are below, followed by the artists listed in order of appearance in the text. The first illustration is of Antoon van Leyen, to whom the book is dedicated.


 
Adam van Noort	p 37
Otto van Veen	p 39
Abraham Bloemaert	p 45
Tobias Verhaeght	p 47
Adam Elsheimer	p 49
Guido Reni	p 52
Petrus Paulus Rubens	p 57
Frans Snyders	p 61
Guiliam Nieulandt	p 63
Abraham Janssens	p 65
Anthony van Dyck	p 75
Gillis Mostaert	p 79
Pieter Brueghel	p 89
Adriaen Brouwer	p 91
Gerard Seghers	p 97
Lodewijk de Vadder	p 98
Wenceslas Cobergher	p 101
Jan Antonisz. van Ravesteyn	p 102
Palamedes Palamedesz	p 102
Michiel van Mierevelt	p 103
Cornelis Schut	p 103
Jan Snellinck	p 104
Cornelis de Vos	p 104
Orazio Gentileschi	p 105
Andries van Eertvelt	p 105
Adriaen van Utrecht	p 106
Willem Backereel	p 108
Gilles Backereel	p 108
Jan de Wael I	p 108
Joos van Craesbeeck	p 109
Abraham Matthys	p 110
Adam Willaerts	p 111
Jean Guiliam Bouwer	p 113
Nikolaus Knüpfer	p 115
Jan van Bijlert	p 117
Jan van Balen	p 119
Roelant Savery	p 125
 
Johannes Parcelis	p 126
Jan Wildens	p 126
Hendrik vander Borght the elder	p 127
Jacob de Backer	p 129
Paulus Moreelse	p 131
Hendrick ter Brugghen	p 132
Deodat del Monte	p 133
Peter vande Plas	p 139
Jacques Blanchard	p 139
David Teniers the Elder	p 140
David de Haen	p 142
Vincent Malo	p 143
Franciscus Perreer	p 143
Jan van Hoeck	p 143
Augustijn Brun	p 145
Hans Holsman	p 145
Frederick Brentel	p 145
Jacob van der Heyden	p 145
Hesselien (Crabbeken van Amsterdam)	p 145
Peeter Meulenaer	p 145
Raphael Coxie (son of Michiel)	p 145
Spanjolet 	p 145
Gillis Peeters	p 145
Adriaen van Nieulandt the younger	p 146
Remigius van Rheni p 149
Peeter van Loon	p 149
Padovanino	p 150
Lucas Franchois the Younger	p 152
Peter Franchois	p 152
Peter Soutemans	p 154
Pieter Neefs I	p 155
Dirck van Baburen	p 155
Jan Both	p 156
Pietro Testa	p 158
Christoffel Jacob vander Laenen	p 159
David Beck	p 160
Nicolaes vander Horst	p 162
 
Johann Matthias Kager	p 162
Theodor Rombouts	p 163
Henrick de Clerck	p 163
Anthoni Salart	p 163
Gerrit van Honthorst	p 164
Thomas Willeborts Bossaert	p 166
Daniel van Alsloot	p 168
Jacques Focquier	p 168
Guiliam Mahue	p 168
Pieter van Laer	p 169
Bonaventura Peeters	p 171
Franciscus Wouters	p 174
Hendrik Andriessens	p 176
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