Hendrik Heerschop

Hendrik Heerschop (1626, Haarlem – 1690, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Diogenes and Alexander, 1661
The Alchemist's Experiment Takes Fire, 1687, Chemical Heritage Foundation

Biography

Son of the Haarlem tailor Harmen Jansz. and his second wife Jopje Jansdr. van Kuyndert (from Kuinre, Overijssel). The family was possibly Mennonist; Hendrick married Janneke Jansdr. van Kuyndert on November 20, 1650.[1]

According to Houbraken he was a painter of conversation pieces.[2]

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Willem Claesz Heda.[3] [3]And he was most likely also pupil of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.[4]

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References
  1. "Discover painter, draftsman Hendrick Heerschop". rkd.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  2. (in Dutch) Hendrick Heerschop Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. Hendrik Heerschop in the RKD
  4. "His pupils – Rembrandthuis". www.rembrandthuis.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  • Paintings by or after Hendrik Heerschop can be found at RKD.
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