Jurriaan Andriessen (12 July 1742 – 31 July 1819) was a Dutch decorative painter and graphic artist.

Biography

Andriessen was born and died in

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. His father was from

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and his mother was from

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. He began his art studies at the age of twelve with the decorative painter Anthony Elliger. Four years later, he worked with Jan Maurits Quinkhard.Profile in the

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. In 1760, he attended the Technical School in Amsterdam and was awarded first prize for his graduation work in 1766. That same year, he was accepted as a member of the

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and received a major order for wall decorations at the Huis te Manpad in

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. He worked with Johannes van Dreght and Reinier Vinkeles. In 1770, he was married. The couple settled in Amsterdam, where he and opened a workshop for making painted wallpaper.Biographical notes
@ CulturArchief. His brother Anthonie, who was a carriage painter, also became involved in the business. Idyllic, mythological landscapes were his most popular product. Toward the end of the Eighteenth-century, the interest in painted wallpaper declined, so he joined with

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as well as his son, Christiaan. In 1799, he suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. In all, he produced over 200 wallpaper designs, many of which are in the collection of the

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. Very few are still to be seen in their original locations. The museum also has his diary, meticulously kept over the course of twenty years.

Selected works

File:Andriessen, Jurriaen - Arcadian Landscape - 1780s.jpg, Arcadian landscape File:Jurriaen Andriessen.jpg, Preliminary sketch for a wallpaper painting File:Interieur eetzaal, aanzicht schildering - Heemstede - 20363812 - RCE.jpg, Wall painting at
Huis te Manpad. File:INTERIEUR, KAMER, WANDSCHILDERINGEN (BEHANGSELS), DETAIL - Amsterdam - 20260010 - RCE.jpg, Detail from wallpaper at

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572, Amsterdam

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External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andriessen, Jurriaan 1742 births 1819 deaths Painters from Amsterdam 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters 19th-century Dutch painters Decorative arts Dutch people of German descent 19th-century Dutch male artists

Biography

Selected works

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