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Jan Weissenbruch BIOGRAPHY
1822 The Hague, Holland - 1880 The Hague, Holland. Known for: Landscape, figure, genre paintings.
Jan Weissenbruch was born in The Hague on 18 March 1822 and was known as the 'streetcorner painter' of the The Hague School. He was a well-known painter, but also made a name as a watercolourist,... Read full biography
Jan Weissenbruch was born in The Hague on 18 March 1822 and was known as the 'streetcorner painter' of the The Hague School. He was a well-known painter, but also made a name as a watercolourist, draughtsman, lithographer and etcher. He was a cousin of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch. From 1839 up to... Read full biography
Jan Weissenbruch was born in The Hague on 18 March 1822 and was known as the 'streetcorner painter' of the The Hague School. He was a well-known painter, but also made a name as a watercolourist, draughtsman, lithographer and etcher. He was a cousin of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch. From 1839 up to 1847 he studied at the Haagse Academie where Salomon Leonard Verveer taught him the composition of village views and townscapes. Jan Weissenbruch was mainly active in The Hague, although he spent some... Read full biography
Jan Weissenbruch was born in The Hague on 18 March 1822 and was known as the 'streetcorner painter' of the The Hague School. He was a well-known painter, but also made a name as a watercolourist, draughtsman, lithographer and etcher. He was a cousin of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch. From 1839 up to 1847 he studied at the Haagse Academie where Salomon Leonard Verveer taught him the composition of village views and townscapes. Jan Weissenbruch was mainly active in The Hague, although he spent some time in Leerdam, Culemborg and in Belgium. He had a preference for painting very minutely detailed views of towns with bridges and canals, often with bright rays of sunlight. After just having finished the Haagse Academie in 1847 he played a role in... Read full biography
Jan Weissenbruch was born in The Hague on 18 March 1822 and was known as the 'streetcorner painter' of the The Hague School. He was a well-known painter, but also made a name as a watercolourist, draughtsman, lithographer and etcher. He was a cousin of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch. From 1839 up to 1847 he studied at the Haagse Academie where Salomon Leonard Verveer taught him the composition of village views and townscapes. Jan Weissenbruch was mainly active in The Hague, although he spent some time in Leerdam, Culemborg and in Belgium. He had a preference for painting very minutely detailed views of towns with bridges and canals, often with bright rays of sunlight. After just having finished the Haagse Academie in 1847 he played a role in the foundation of the artistic society Pulchri Studio together with his... Read full biography
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Jan Weissenbruch was born in The Hague on 18 March 1822 and was known as the 'streetcorner painter' of the The Hague School. He was a well-known painter, but also made a name as a watercolourist, draughtsman, lithographer and etcher. He was a cousin of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch.
From 1839 up to 1847 he studied at the Haagse Academie where Salomon Leonard Verveer taught him the composition of village views and townscapes. Jan Weissenbruch was mainly active in The Hague, although he spent some time in Leerdam, Culemborg and in Belgium. He had a preference for painting very minutely detailed views of towns with bridges and canals, often with bright rays of sunlight. A...But wait, there's more...
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