Johannes de Bosch
Illustration — Johannes de Bosch, "Arcadian landscape", Private collection. Johannes de Bosch (1713–1785) was a Dutch painter, engraver and draughtsman. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the apothecary Jeroen de Bosch who owned a significant collection of paintings and drawings, so he was surrounded and influenced by fine art from an early age.
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Johannes de Bosch

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- Born
- 1713 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1785 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · art collector · draftsperson · etcher
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Johannes de Bosch, "Arcadian landscape", Private collection. Johannes de Bosch (1713–1785) was a Dutch painter, engraver and draughtsman. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the apothecary Jeroen de Bosch who owned a significant collection of paintings and drawings, so he was surrounded and influenced by fine art from an early age.
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He specialized in painting and drawing arcadian landscapes, inspired by the work of other artists such as the Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (Amsterdam 1682 - 1749). De Bosch also designed various vignettes for different publications, which were in turn engraved by several other artists. He is known also for his topographical drawings of several Dutch cities, such as Amsterdam and Zeist. His work is present in several national and international museums, such as the Teylers Museum (Haarlem), the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), the Hamburger Kunsthalle (Hamburg) and the Städel Museum (Frankfurt).

Identificatie Titel(s): Allegorie met het wapen van familie Calkoen
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Identificatie Titel(s): Allegorische voorstelling met een engel. Titelpagina voor: Willem Hendrik Sels, Salomon, Koning van Israel, 1765
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1713
Johannes de Bosch was born on 29 June 1713.
1785
Johannes de Bosch died on 31 January 1785.
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- 1.Roeland van Eijnden en Adriaan van der Willigen, Geschiedenis der Vaderlandsche Schilderkunst, Haarlem, 1817, p. 135-137.
- 2.J. Meerdink, Johannes de Bosch (1713-1785) en zijn tekeningen van Zeist in het midden der 18e eeuw, Van de Poll-Stichting, 1979.
- 3.Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie - databases.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Joannes de Bosch, Johannes Bosch, Jan de Bosch and Jan de Bosch (1713-1785). His recorded language was Dutch. Recorded with the occupation art collector. Recorded as painter, art collector, draftsperson and etcher.
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