Hieronymous (Jérôme) Wierix was a Flemish engraver, brother of Jan Wierix. At his father’s death, one of the guardians to whom he was entrusted was Jerome Manacker, who was probably a close relative of the goldsmith of the same name (Antwerp, 1520–56). Jérôme also began his training by making engravings after Dürer, an activity in which he showed himself to be more precocious than his older brother. He joined Christoph Plantin in 1570 and, like his brother, became a master in 1572–73. In 1574, Plantin paid a fine for Jérôme, who had been arrested drunk at night. The publisher was even more exasperated by Jérôme’s lifestyle than by Jan’s, and after he had rescued Jérôme from prison the next year, he decided not to continue to employ him. From 1577, the date of his first independent engraving, Jérôme worked for several other publishers. Between 1577 and 1580, he made many prints for Willem van Haecht and his nephew Godevaard van Haecht (1546–99). These were mostly allegorical and political in theme and demonstrate a sympathy for those rebelling against the Spanish.

See also the Wierix family, Jan Wierix, and Anton Wierix II.