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Jan Willem Pieneman
Jan Willem Pieneman (; 4 November 1779 – 8 April 1853) was a painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography.
Jan Willem Pieneman was born on 4 November 1779 in Abcoude in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands).
Initially, he worked as a salesman, but also took courses at the Amsterdam "Stadstekenacademie". In 1805 he was appointed as drawing instructor at the artillery and engineering training centre in Amersfoort. He was particularly noted for his paintings depicting events from the history
Louis Meijer, his son Nicolaas Pieneman, Jan Jacob Spohler and Willem Steelink.
Pieneman died on 8 April 1853 in Amsterdam.
External links.
- Jan Willem Pieneman on Artnet