Jan van Beers [SEP] place of death
Jan van Beers
Jan van Beers (22 February 182114 November 1888) was a Belgian poet born in Antwerp. He is usually referred to as "van Beers the elder" to distinguish him from his son, Jan van Beers (1852–1927), the painter.
Background.
Van Beers was essentially a Netherlander, though politically a Belgian, expressing his thoughts in the same language as any North Netherland writer. In fact, the poems of Jan van Beers are perhaps more popular in the Netherlands than in Belgium,
Jan van Beers (artist)
Jean Marie Constantin Joseph "Jan" van Beers (27 March 1852 – 17 November 1927) was a Belgian painter and illustrator, the son of the poet Jan van Beers. They are sometimes referred to as "Jan van Beers the elder" and "Jan van Beers the younger". In 1884, Jan Van Beers produced the pen-and-ink sketches for the "edition de luxe" of his father's poetry.
Early life.
Van Beers studied at