Jacob Appel (1680–1751) was a Dutch painter active in the 18th century. He was born in

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in 1680. After studying under Timotheus de Graaf in the years 1690–1692, he was instructed in landscape painting by David Van der Plaas.Jacob Appel
in the

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According to Descamps, he at first imitated the works of Tempesta, but later changed his style, and adopted that of Albert Meijeringh. He painted both landscapes and portraits. He died in 1751 at Amsterdam. He is well known as painter of the famous

Petronella Oortman Petronella Oortman (; 1656November 27, 1716) was a Dutch woman whose elaborate dollhouse is part of the permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Petronella Oortman should not be confused with her close namesake Petronella Oortmans ...

's Dollhouse.

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Attribution: * 1680 births 1751 deaths Painters from Amsterdam 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub