Willem Verschuring (September 25, 1660,

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– March 11, 1726,

), was a

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painter.

Biography

He learned to paint from his father,

Hendrik Verschuring Hendrik Verschuring (1627–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback. Biography His father was a ''hopman'', which is a Dutch term for a flag bearer of a schutteri ...

, and later became a pupil of

Jan Verkolje Jan Verkolje or Johannes Verkolje (9 February 1650 (baptized) – 8 May 1693 (buried)) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver. He is mainly known for his portraits and genre pieces of elegant couples in interiors and, to a lesser extent, ...

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