Dirck Dalens III (1688 – 1753), was a Dutch landscape painter.

Biography

Dirck Dalens III - Rivierlandschap met koeien en figuren

He was born in Amsterdam as the son of Dirck II, who died before he was born.Dirck Dalen Dalens
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He was the pupil of

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, but left him to pursue a career in landscape painting like his father had done.Dirk Dalens
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's ''Nieuwe Schouburg'', 1750, pp. 134-136 He painted wall decorations for the owners of stately homes in the Netherlands. His best known works still exist in the city of

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, these "gardenrooms" are now inhabited by students. His pupils were Jan ten Compe and Jan Ekels the Elder. He died in Amsterdam and was buried in the Westerkerk.

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1688 births 1753 deaths Dutch painters Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-painter-stub