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Herman Henstenburgh (1667, in

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– 1726, in Hoorn), was an 18th-century painter from the

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Biography

According to

Johan van Gool Johan, or Jan van Gool (1685–1763), was a Dutch painter and writer from The Hague, now remembered mainly as a biographer of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. Life Jan van Gool was a pupil of Simon van der Does and Mattheus Terwesten.

he was very good at copying prints and copied the watercolours of Pieter Holstein, which were so good that his parents let him become a pupil of

Johannes Bronkhorst Johannes Bronkhorst (born 17 July 1946, in Schiedam, d. 14 May 2025) was a Dutch Orientalist and Indologist, specializing in Sanskrit grammar, Buddhist studies and early Buddhism. He was Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the ...

in 1683.Nieuwe Schouburg
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(Edition from 1750), p 248 Bronckhorst was able to live by his paintings, but supplemented his income with his work on the side as pastrybaker until his death, and Henstenburgh clearly learned this business from him as well, because he took over this business when Bronckhorst died. His portrait was drawn in the album of Joanna Koerten by

Nicolaas Verkolje Nicolaas Verkolje or Vercolje (11 April 1673, Delft – 21 January 1746, Amsterdam), was a Dutch painter and mezzotinter. He specialized in history pieces and portraits in a classicistic style. Biography He was the son of Jan Verkolje and ...

with a poem by Feitema. 1700 Henstenburgh Bouquet anagoria

According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Johannes Bronckhorst and is known for fruit and flower still lifes, with a specialty in insects and birds.Herman Henstenburgh
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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henstenburgh, Herman 1667 births 1726 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters People from Hoorn Painters from North Holland