Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest
Dutch painter
Jkhr. Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːkɔp ˈeːdyɑrt fɑn ˈɦeːmskɛr(ə)k fɑm ˈbeːst];[a] 28 February 1828 – 24 December 1894) was a Dutch painter.
Biography
Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was born on 28 February 1828 in Kampen in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. He was the son of a sea captain, Dirk van Heemskerck van Beest, and followed his father to join the Dutch navy at the age of 14.[1] He served in the navy from 1842 to 1853 before resigning and moving to Utrecht where he became a painter, focusing on naval historical pictures and general shipping scenes. He was a pupil of Dirk van Lokhorst, a notable painter of the Dutch modern school.[2]
In 1867, Van Heemskerck van Beest moved to The Hague where he became a member of the "De Witte" society in 1872.[3] He then lived in Dalfsen between 1879 and 1885. He was the first teacher of his daughter, the painter Jacoba van Heemskerck.[2] He died at the age of 66 in The Hague on 24 December 1894.[3]
Gallery
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ZM Steamship Medusa forces the entrance to the Strait of Simonoseki between Kioe-Sjioe and Hondo (Japan) -
A plantation camp of slaves in Surinam, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862 -
An Arowakka Indian camp, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862 -
Views of plantations on the river Surinam. Jagtlust and Suzanna's Daal, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862 -
Post Gelderland and Jews Savannah, Suriname, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862
Notes
- ^ In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].
References
- ^ Prins, A.W. (1876). Geïllustreerde encyclopædie: woordenboek voor wetenschap en kunst, beschaving en nijverheid. Geïllustreerde encyclopædie: woordenboek voor wetenschap en kunst, beschaving en nijverheid (in Dutch). Brinkman. p. 197. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b Archibald, E.H.H. (1989). Dictionary of Sea Painters. Antique Collectors' Club. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-85149-047-9. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest in the RKD
External links
Media related to Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest at Wikimedia Commons
- 1 artwork by or after Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest at the Art UK site
- Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest on Artnet
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