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Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickardt BIOGRAPHY
1746 Brandenburg - 1797 London. Known for: Winter landscape painting.
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt was born on April 3, 1746 in Hamm, Germany. He lived in The Hague from June 1774 where he was the pupil of Hieronymus Lapis (1723-1798). In 1787 he moved to England. He... Read full biography
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt was born on April 3, 1746 in Hamm, Germany. He lived in The Hague from June 1774 where he was the pupil of Hieronymus Lapis (1723-1798). In 1787 he moved to England. He exhibited at the Royal Academy right up until his death in 1796. Schweickhardt, influenced by the... Read full biography
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt was born on April 3, 1746 in Hamm, Germany. He lived in The Hague from June 1774 where he was the pupil of Hieronymus Lapis (1723-1798). In 1787 he moved to England. He exhibited at the Royal Academy right up until his death in 1796. Schweickhardt, influenced by the Dutch seventeenth-century landscape painters, became particularly known for his winter scenes with figures and animals. The influence of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) in Schweickhardt’s work is particularly... Read full biography
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt was born on April 3, 1746 in Hamm, Germany. He lived in The Hague from June 1774 where he was the pupil of Hieronymus Lapis (1723-1798). In 1787 he moved to England. He exhibited at the Royal Academy right up until his death in 1796. Schweickhardt, influenced by the Dutch seventeenth-century landscape painters, became particularly known for his winter scenes with figures and animals. The influence of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) in Schweickhardt’s work is particularly evident. Schweickhardt pupils included Dutch painter Pieter Gaal (1770-1819) and his daughter Katharina Wilhelmina Schweickhardt. His work is on display in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The National Gallery and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London... Read full biography
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt was born on April 3, 1746 in Hamm, Germany. He lived in The Hague from June 1774 where he was the pupil of Hieronymus Lapis (1723-1798). In 1787 he moved to England. He exhibited at the Royal Academy right up until his death in 1796. Schweickhardt, influenced by the Dutch seventeenth-century landscape painters, became particularly known for his winter scenes with figures and animals. The influence of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) in Schweickhardt’s work is particularly evident. Schweickhardt pupils included Dutch painter Pieter Gaal (1770-1819) and his daughter Katharina Wilhelmina Schweickhardt. His work is on display in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The National Gallery and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London amongst other internationally renowned institutions.
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Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt, Hendrik Willem Schweinckhardt
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Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt was born on April 3, 1746 in Hamm, Germany. He lived in The Hague from June 1774 where he was the pupil of Hieronymus Lapis (1723-1798). In 1787 he moved to England. He exhibited at the Royal Academy right up until his death in 1796.
Schweickhardt, influenced by the Dutch seventeenth-century landscape painters, became particularly known for his winter scenes with figures and animals. The influence of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) in Schweickhardt’s work is particularly evident. Schweickhardt pupils included Dutch painter Pieter Gaal (1770-1819) and his daughter Katharina Wilhelmina Schweickhardt.
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