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1687 Amsterdam, Holland - 1740 London, England. Known for: Botanical illustration, floral painting.
Jacob van Huysum (c.1687 Amsterdam - 1740), was a Dutch botanical artist. Both his father Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), and his brother Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), were celebrated flower painters.... Read full biography
Jacob van Huysum (c.1687 Amsterdam - 1740), was a Dutch botanical artist. Both his father Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), and his brother Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), were celebrated flower painters. Jacob's manner of painting was very like that of his brother. His approach to botanical illustration,... Read full biography
Jacob van Huysum (c.1687 Amsterdam - 1740), was a Dutch botanical artist. Both his father Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), and his brother Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), were celebrated flower painters. Jacob's manner of painting was very like that of his brother. His approach to botanical illustration, while preserving botanical accuracy, captured a more painterly aspect of his subject. This contrasts with the meticulously exact mode of Georg Dionysius Ehret, his contemporary colleague. Jacob... Read full biography
Jacob van Huysum (c.1687 Amsterdam - 1740), was a Dutch botanical artist. Both his father Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), and his brother Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), were celebrated flower painters. Jacob's manner of painting was very like that of his brother. His approach to botanical illustration, while preserving botanical accuracy, captured a more painterly aspect of his subject. This contrasts with the meticulously exact mode of Georg Dionysius Ehret, his contemporary colleague. Jacob arrived in England in about 1721, and for a while lived in the house of his patron, Mr. Lockyear of South Sea House. Later he enjoyed the patronage of Sir Robert Walpole, who befriended him, and commissioned him to paint decorative works for his house at... Read full biography
Jacob van Huysum (c.1687 Amsterdam - 1740), was a Dutch botanical artist. Both his father Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), and his brother Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), were celebrated flower painters. Jacob's manner of painting was very like that of his brother. His approach to botanical illustration, while preserving botanical accuracy, captured a more painterly aspect of his subject. This contrasts with the meticulously exact mode of Georg Dionysius Ehret, his contemporary colleague. Jacob arrived in England in about 1721, and for a while lived in the house of his patron, Mr. Lockyear of South Sea House. Later he enjoyed the patronage of Sir Robert Walpole, who befriended him, and commissioned him to paint decorative works for his house at Houghton in Norfolk. More importantly he produced most of the 50 illustrations for John Martyn's Historia... Read full biography
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