Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland (1726–1805), was an 18th-century painter from the

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Biography

He was born in The Hague to Jan Thomas la Fargue and was the younger brother of

Paulus Constantijn la Fargue Paulus Constantijn la Fargue, also Constantine Paul Lafargue, (The Hague, 5 January 1729 - 10 June 1782) was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. La Fargue was born into an artistic family. His father Jean Thomas was a notary, translator and pam ...

.Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland
in the

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His other siblings Maria Margaretha,

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and Jacob Elias also became painters. In 1768 he became a member of the

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. He engraved some of the portraits in th
Tooneel der uitmuntende schilders van Europa
a dictionary of painters that was illustrated by his brother Paulus Constantijn. Perhaps because of this work, he is known more for portraits than landscapes. He died in The Hague. Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk (geb 1717) Rijksmuseum SK-A-637.jpeg, Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk Johanna van Rijswijk (geb 1715). Echtgenote van Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk Rijksmuseum SK-A-638.jpeg, Johanna van Rijswijk MoorLaFargueVanNieuwland1766Rijksmuseum.jpg, ''A Servant'' (probably Guan Anthony Sideron) (1766)

References

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland
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1726 births 1805 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Painters from The Hague {{Netherlands-painter-stub