Egbert van heemskerck biography
Egbert van Heemskerck, or Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerk was a Haarlem Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works who moved to London in the s and died there in
Egbert van Heemskerck, or Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerk (–) was a Haarlem Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works who moved to London in the s.!
Egbert van Heemskerck
Dutch painter
Egbert van Heemskerck, or Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerk (1634–1704) was a HaarlemDutch Golden Age painter of genre works who moved to London in the 1670s and died there in 1704.[1] He is known for popular comical and satirical works, a few of which were engraved and printed during his lifetime, thanks to his patron John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester.[1]
Biography
Egbert Jaspersz was born in Haarlem to the doctor Jasper Jaspersz van Heemskerck and his wife Marytge Jansdr van Stralen.[1] He first became a pupil of the painter Pieter de Grebber.
After his father's death, his mother married the art dealer Jan Wijnants in 1651.[1] Jan Wijnants was the father of the landscape painter Jan Wijnants, making Jan and Egbert stepbrothers.[1] He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St.
Luke in 1646].[1] Though listed in 1646, he may have become a member in 1664 (a year suspiciously lack