Leendert de Koningh
Illustration — Dortrecht, de Nieuwe Haven - by de Koningh Leendert de Koningh (12 April 1777 in Dordrecht – 8 June 1849 in Dordrecht), was a Dutch marine and landscape painter. De Koningh was instructed by A. Vermeulen and M. Versteeg, and in 1801 came to England. In 1803 he was compelled to leave that country during the War of the Third Coalition.
Also recorded as Leendert de, le vieux Koningh · Leendert de Koningh the Elder · Leonard de Koningh · Leendert Dekoning
Leendert de Koningh
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- Born
- 1777. · Dordrecht.
- Died
- 1849. · Dordrecht.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- marine and landscape.
- Known for
- Apostle Bartholomew (after Rembrandt).
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Dortrecht, de Nieuwe Haven - by de Koningh Leendert de Koningh (12 April 1777 in Dordrecht – 8 June 1849 in Dordrecht), was a Dutch marine and landscape painter. De Koningh was instructed by A. Vermeulen and M. Versteeg, and in 1801 came to England. In 1803 he was compelled to leave that country during the War of the Third Coalition.
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He then studied under David in Paris, and through Germany returned to his hometown where he spent the rest of his life, although in 1816 he paid a second visit to England.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine and landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dordrecht, Great Britain and Netherlands. Works named in the authority record are Apostle Bartholomew (after Rembrandt). Work by Leendert de Koningh is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Teylers Museum, Dordrechts Museum, CODA Museum and Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
Frans van der Breggen. Line engraving by W. van Senus after L. de Koningh., by Leendert de Koningh
Leendert de Koningh · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Willem Mensert. Lithograph by H. J. Backer, 1835, after L. de Koningh., 1835, by Leendert de Koningh
Leendert de Koningh · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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