Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt
Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt (1747–1797), was an 18th-century painter from Germany.
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 Landscape with fishermen and turf collectors | |
| Born | 1747 |
| Died | 1797 (aged 49–50) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Painter |
Biography
He was born in Hamm and moved to The Hague where he became a pupil of Hieronymus Lapis and started a family.[1] He moved to London in 1786 for economic reasons and did quite well there. His daughter Katharina learned to draw and paint and became a poet; she married Willem Bilderdijk after having an affair with him in 1795 when he taught her and her sisters in London.[2] Schweickhardt died in London.[1]
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References
External links
- 3 paintings by or after Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt at the Art UK site
- Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickardt on Artnet
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