Bentvueghels
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The Bentvueghels were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent.
Anonymous, ca 1660, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam – Initiation of a Bentvueghel in Rome, where the new member receives his nickname or "Bent"
Portraits of Eleven Bentvueghels (approx. 1623). Stemming from the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Anonymous drawing in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. From left to right: Joost from The Hague (bent-name Schotsen trommel), Cornelis (Poelenburgh) from Utrecht (bent-name Satier), Wouter (Crabeth) from Gou (bent-name Almanack), Tyman (Cracht) from Emster (bent-name Botterkull) and Peter from Leiden (bent-name Ram).
Bentvueghels in a Roman Tavern, by Pieter van Laer
Cornelis de Bruijn
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Cornelis de Bruijn or Cornelius de Bruyn, also formerly known in English by his French name Corneille Le Brun, was a Dutch artist and traveler. He made two large tours and published illustrated books with his observations of people, buildings, plants and animals.
Audience with the Sultan of 'Banten', from 1711.
Sketch of Persepolis from 1704.