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1631 Emden, Germany - 1708 Amsterdam, Holland. Known for: Seascape painting-sailing ships, draughtsman, printmaking.
Dutch painter, draughtsman*, calligrapher* and printmaker* of German origin, Ludolf Backhuysen I was the son of Gerhard Backhusz (Bakhuizen) of Emden, and he trained as a clerk in his native town.... Read full biography
Dutch painter, draughtsman*, calligrapher* and printmaker* of German origin, Ludolf Backhuysen I was the son of Gerhard Backhusz (Bakhuizen) of Emden, and he trained as a clerk in his native town. Shortly before 1650, he joined the Bartolotti trading house in Amsterdam, where his fine handwriting... Read full biography
Dutch painter, draughtsman*, calligrapher* and printmaker* of German origin, Ludolf Backhuysen I was the son of Gerhard Backhusz (Bakhuizen) of Emden, and he trained as a clerk in his native town. Shortly before 1650, he joined the Bartolotti trading house in Amsterdam, where his fine handwriting attracted attention. He practiced calligraphy* throughout his life, and during his early years in Amsterdam he also displayed his skilled use of the pen in drawings, mainly marine scenes, done in black... Read full biography
Dutch painter, draughtsman*, calligrapher* and printmaker* of German origin, Ludolf Backhuysen I was the son of Gerhard Backhusz (Bakhuizen) of Emden, and he trained as a clerk in his native town. Shortly before 1650, he joined the Bartolotti trading house in Amsterdam, where his fine handwriting attracted attention. He practiced calligraphy* throughout his life, and during his early years in Amsterdam he also displayed his skilled use of the pen in drawings, mainly marine scenes, done in black ink on prepared canvas, panel or parchment. He probably derived this technique and subject matter from Willem van de Velde the Elder's pen drawings of the 1650s. Bakhuizen continued to produce pen drawings until the 1660s, some depicting... Read full biography
Dutch painter, draughtsman*, calligrapher* and printmaker* of German origin, Ludolf Backhuysen I was the son of Gerhard Backhusz (Bakhuizen) of Emden, and he trained as a clerk in his native town. Shortly before 1650, he joined the Bartolotti trading house in Amsterdam, where his fine handwriting attracted attention. He practiced calligraphy* throughout his life, and during his early years in Amsterdam he also displayed his skilled use of the pen in drawings, mainly marine scenes, done in black ink on prepared canvas, panel or parchment. He probably derived this technique and subject matter from Willem van de Velde the Elder's pen drawings of the 1650s. Bakhuizen continued to produce pen drawings until the 1660s, some depicting recognizable ships and existing views, such as his Ships Leaving Amsterdam Harbour (Amsterdam, Zeemanschoop), others depicting unidentified locat... Read full biography