Frans Greenwood
Frans Greenwood (April 17, 1680 – October 29, 1763) was a Dutch painter and glass engraver. Greenwood was born in Rotterdam as the son of a merchant from Yorkshire. He was first trained to be a merchant and became a tax collector in Dordrecht in 1726.
Also recorded as François Greenwood
Frans Greenwood
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- Name
- Frans Greenwood
- Born
- April 17, 1680
- Birthplace
- Rotterdam
- Died
- October 29, 1763
- Place of death
- Dordrecht
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · poet · engraver · writer
- Languages
- Dutch
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Frans Greenwood (April 17, 1680 – October 29, 1763) was a Dutch painter and glass engraver. Greenwood was born in Rotterdam as the son of a merchant from Yorkshire. He was first trained to be a merchant and became a tax collector in Dordrecht in 1726.
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Like the Amsterdam poet Vondel before him who was productive in his office in Amsterdam, Greenwood's new job seemed to help him become an artist, because during his working hours Greenwood had the opportunity to read and became a poet and calligrapher. He engraved his poetry on glass and invented the stipple engraving for glass. He specialized in creating moralistic pictures for glass loosely based on popular paintings and emblems of his day. Greenwood became an influence on other engravers in Dordrecht and his most important follower was Aert Schouman.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dordrecht. Work by Frans Greenwood is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, National Gallery of Victoria, Dordrechts Museum, Rijksmuseum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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• Name — Frans Greenwood • Born — April 17, 1680 • Birthplace — Rotterdam • Died — October 29, 1763 • Place of death — Dordrecht
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Frans Greenwood is recorded as painter, poet, engraver and writer. Recognition and collections.
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1680
Frans Greenwood born at Rotterdam.
1763
Frans Greenwood died at Dordrecht.
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Rotterdam.
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Dordrecht.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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