David van der Kellen Sr.
Illustration — Commemorative coin on the occasion of the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts / Rijksakademie, Amsterdam 1820 David van der Kellen Sr. (1764, Velsen – 1825, Utrecht), was a 19th-century engraver and medallist from the Netherlands.
Also recorded as David van der Kellen
David van der Kellen Sr.
David van der Kellen Sr. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1764 · Velsen.
- Died
- 1825 · Utrecht.
- Nationality
- Northern Low Countries · Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- engraver · medalist
- Languages
- Dutch
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According to van der Aa, he lost both parents at a young age and was brought up in the Lutheran orphanage in Haarlem. He chose to become a goldsmith and learned drawing, sculpting, and engraving, whereupon he went to work in Amsterdam for Holtzhey. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Johann Georg Holtzhey in Amsterdam. He made medals for special occasions as well as official coins and became the mint master for the city of Utrecht. He was the father and teacher of David Jr. who succeeded him.
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1764
David van der Kellen Sr. born at Velsen.
1825
David van der Kellen Sr. died at Utrecht.
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Kellen, David van der, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Kellen, David van der, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- Dayanita SinghEngraver
- DeAnn L. ProsiaEngraver
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