Richard van Bleeck (1670–1733) was a

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painter. He was born in

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. According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, he was the pupil of

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and Daniel Haringh.Richard van Bleeck
in the

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He became a portrait painter and painted the portrait of the engraver Coenraet Roepel, before moving to

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in 1733, where he stayed. He was the father of Pieter van Bleeck, who was born in the Hague, possibly moved with him to London and also became a portrait painter there.

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