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Jan van Almeloveen

Illustration — Landscape with River and Town on the high ground, from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco • Illustration — Landscape with Harvesters, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Jan van Almeloveen (1656 – 1684) was a Dutch painter, engraver, and draughtsman of the 17th century, principally known for some neatly executed etchings of landscapes. He was born in Mijdrecht, according to an inscription on his 1678 mezzotint portrait of his father, Johannes ab Almeloveen, a preacher in that city. He made 38 prints in total, all of which are etchings, mostly landscapes, including Dutch villages and rivers.

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Jan van Almeloveen

Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Johannes ab Almeloveen

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Born
1656. · Mijdrecht.
Nationality
Dutch Republic.
Occupation
Jan van Almeloveen is recorded with the occupation draftsperson.
Teachers
Herman Saftleven.
Languages
Dutch.

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Illustration — Landscape with River and Town on the high ground, from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco • Illustration — Landscape with Harvesters, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Jan van Almeloveen (1656 – 1684) was a Dutch painter, engraver, and draughtsman of the 17th century, principally known for some neatly executed etchings of landscapes. He was born in Mijdrecht, according to an inscription on his 1678 mezzotint portrait of his father, Johannes ab Almeloveen, a preacher in that city. He made 38 prints in total, all of which are etchings, mostly landscapes, including Dutch villages and rivers.

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