Jan de Beijer - Artist Info

About Jan de Beijer

Name variants

Jan de Beyer
  • Biography

    Jan de Beijer
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    Born
    24 September 1703, Aarau, Switzerland

    Died
    c. 1780, near Kleve (present-day Germany)

    Nationality
    Dutch

    Education
    Apprentice of Cornelis Pronk and Jan Maurits Quinkhard

    Known for
    drawing, painting

    Jan de Beijer (24 September 1703 - c. 1780), also given as Jan de Beyer, was a Dutch draughtsman and painter known for this drawings of towns and buildings in the present-day countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. In total, he produced some 1500 drawings, over 600 of which were reproduced as engravings by other artists.

    De Beijer travelled through the Netherlands in summertime to draw views of cities and towns...

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