Jan George Freezen [SEP] place of birth
Jan George Freezen
Jan George Freezen or Johann Georg Freesen, a portrait painter, was born in Palts, near Heidelberg, in 1701. He first studied under Jan van Nikkelen, and afterwards under Philip van Dyk, with whom he became one of the best scholars, and with whom he stayed seven years at the Hague. He was patronized by the Duke of Hesse, and was appointed as the historical and portrait painter at the court of Cassel. He possessed a great knowledge of paintings, which he acquired in Germany
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- Jan George Freezen, German portrait painter (died 1775)
- Thomas Hudson, English portrait painter (died 1779)
- Matthew Pilkington, Irish art historian and satirist (died 1774)
- José Romeo, Spanish painter of the Baroque period (died 1722)
Deaths.
- January 1 – Henri Gascar, French painter (born 1635)
- March 28 – Domenico Guidi, sculptor (born 1625)
- May 8 – Jacob de Heusch, painter (