Colette van den Keere

Colette van den Keere
Born1568 (1568)
Ghent, Netherlands
Died1629 (aged 60–61)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Burial placeAmsterdam
Other namesColette Hondius
OccupationEngraver
Known forPosthumous portrait of her husband with Mercator
SpouseJodocus Hondius
Children8

Colette van den Keere (sometimes known as Colette Hondius after her marriage; 1568–1629) was a Dutch engraver who was the sister of engraver Pieter van den Keere. She married his master, the cartographer Jodocus Hondius in 1587 and she ran the family business for several years. She is credited with engraving a posthumous portrait of her husband.

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