Abraham van Linge (fl. 1625-41) and his oldest brother Bernard van Linge (1598-c.1644) were window painters from Emden, East Frisia, where their father and grandfather were glaziers. They completed the bulk of their work in England between the 1620s and the 1640s. They painted at a time when stained glass was losing popularity in favour of their method, the usage of vitreous enamels on glass as a blank canvas and then fired. Lead lining is used to hold together pieces of glass. The duration and intensity of the firing determined the final colour along with the colour and type of enamel.