Quirinus van Amelsfoort (1760–1820) was a Dutch painter.

Life

Van Amelsfoort was born and died at

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. He painted allegories, history, and portraits; in the last the likenesses were remarkable for their truth. In 1804-5 the departmental government of Brabant commissioned a set of fifteen paintings of coats of arms from van Amelsfoort and Franciscus Johannes de Groot. They are now in the collection of the Noordbrabants Museum.

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1760 births 1820 deaths 19th-century Dutch painters Artists from 's-Hertogenbosch Painters from North Brabant 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters 19th-century Dutch male artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub