Artist

(b. 1657, Leeuwarden, d. 1721, Wirdum)

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Dutch artist. He was the son of a prominent lawyer who could financially permit himself a career in the arts. He was a doctor of law as well as a painter and a poet. He was the pupil of Richard Brakenburg and possibly also the pupil of Ludolf Bakhuyzen, whose style he followed. In the 1680s, he moved to Alkmaar where he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1696. He mainly derived his living as a marine painter. His eyesight slowly deteriorated and in 1708 he returned to Friesland where he became a teacher. //

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Category	Artists
Artists by letter	V
Artist nationality	Dutch