Eelke Jelles Eelkema

The Flemish Gerardus de San, first director of the Academie Minerva, instructed Eelkema in the art of drawing. In 1804, Eelkema obtained the first prize of the academy. In 1808 he went back to his home town. In 1814 he was rewarded a stipend and lived in Paris for two years. In 1819, one of Haarlem's top bulb breeders, Mattheus van Eeden (1756–1831), allowed him to paint the flowers in his "Flora" nursery, which Eelkema later arranged as bouquets on canvas at home, as shown in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Eelkema then travelled by foot in France, Switzerland, and Italy, making sketches. In 1820 he had an exhibition of his work in Amsterdam. Afterwards he taught at the Atheneum in Franeker, communicating on a slate. In 1823 Eelkema visited London. In 1830 Eelkema had translated from the French language a theoretical work by the miniaturist André Léon Larue Mansion. He painted until he lost his sight, and died in Leeuwarden in 1839. • Illustration — Flowers in a Terracotta Vase (c. 1815–1830) • Illustration — Still Life with Flowers (c.

The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and floral. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leeuwarden, Paris and France. Works named in the authority record are Still life with Flowers and Still Life with Flowers and Fruit. Work by Eelke Jelles Eelkema is recorded in the collections of Amsterdam Museum, Museum of Living Dutch Masters, Fries Museum and Rijksmuseum.

• Name — Eelke Jelles Eelkema • Occupation — Painter • Born — 8 July 1788 • Died — 27 November 1839 • Birthplace — Leeuwarden, Dutch Republic • Place of death — Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Works recorded as notable number 2: Still life with Flowers and Still Life with Flowers and Fruit. His recorded genres are landscape and floral.