Van den Eynde is the name of an old Netherlandish noble family. One of the earliest recorded Van den Eynde to use the three-duck canting arms was Jacob van den Eynde, first Councilor and pensionary of Delft, and the highest official in the county of Holland. The Van den Eynde became especially prominent in 16th-century Delft, 17th-century Antwerp and Naples.
Jacoba van den Eynde. On the upper left, the Utrecht Van den Eynde 15th-century coat of arms
Jacoba van den Eynde, ca. 1500
Jacoba van den Eynde and Jacob van Serooskerke
Cenotaph of Jeronimus van Serooskerke (1500-1571) and Eleonora Micault (1513-1552) in the Sint-Gertrudiskerk in Bergen op Zoom
Ferdinand van den Eynde (early 17th century – 1630) was a Flemish art collector, art dealer and merchant. Ferdinand was part of the Van den Eynde family, and brother of the wealthy banker and merchant Jan van den Eynde. He should not be confused with the latter's son, Ferdinand. Ferdinand's collection included paintings by the likes of Pieter van Laer, Paul Bril, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Miel. Ferdinand van den Eynde is also remembered for being the subject of Duquesnoy's Tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde.
Epitaph of Ferdinand van den Eynde; Santa Maria dell'Anima, Rome
