Dutch painter, born at The Hague; studied under Cornelius Poelemburg, whose style he imitated.
or Fictoor. A Dutch painter who painted subjects taken from the Old Testament, after the style of Rembrandt, in whose school he was educated.
An eminent painter and sculptor, the son of Pietro da Vinci, notary to the Florence Republic. He became the student of Andrea Verocchio, whom he soon surpassed. He visited Milan, Venice and Rome, and in 1516 he went to France at the invitation of Francis I. and spent the last three years of his life there.
Born in Anholt, Westphalia, and died in New York City. He first studied in the Academy of Amsterdam and later under Barend Cornelis Koek-Koek. In 1847 he removed to the United States and opened a studio in New York.
Dutch painter, born at Leyden. He first studied under Nicholas Knufer and then with Abraham vander Tempel, but adopted the style of Peter van Slingelandt, with whom he was intimate.
A landscape painter who followed the style of Jacob Ruysdael. He flourished in the latter part of the seventeenth century.
Born at Vienna, he studied under Lampi and Maurer. Was Curator to the Lamberg Gallery in the Academy at Vienna, where he died.
Born in Windham, Conn.; died in New York City. In 1806 he went to London and returned in 1809, settling in New York City. William Jewett came to him for instruction and proved so useful that a partnership was formed and they jointly executed several works and became successful portrait painters.
Born and died in New Bedford, Mass., and was apprenticed to a clock and watch-maker. After serving his apprenticeship he studied painting under Thomas Sully and visited England, France and Italy for improvement in 1831, returning to New Bedford in 1833, where he spent most of his life thereafter.
Born in Dublin, and came to New York in 1818, where he began his career as an artist, painting landscapes in oil and water color, the Hudson River Views being the first he made for publication.
Dutch painter and engraver, born at Lillie, of whose early history little is known. He spent most of his life in Utrecht, and became an excellent landscape painter.
French painter, born at Valenciennes. At Paris he gained the friendship of Claude Gillot, whom he surpassed. His subjects are usually comic conversations, musical parties, balls, etc.