Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts
Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts (born January 21, 1809 in Amsterdam , † May 9, 1887 in Aalst ) was a Dutch genre painter, etcher and art dealer.
Born as the grandson of the amateur artist and pastor Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts (1731–1807) and the son of the landscape painter and art dealer Engelbert Michael Engelberts (1773–1843), he studied from 1825 in Amsterdam at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten and from 1826 to 1830 at of the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen with Ferdinand de Braekeleer .
After completing his studies, he continued his father's art business, also engaged in genre painting and etchings, often based on the works of other artists. In 1850 he was appointed director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam . He participated in exhibitions in Amsterdam and The Hague from 1828 to 1871.
literature
- Engelbert's family of artists . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 10 : Dubolon – Erlwein . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1914, p. 533 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts in: Biografisch portaal van Nederland (digitized version )
- Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts in: Pieter A. Scheen : Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750–1950 Biography (digitized)
Web links
- Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engelberts, Willem Jodocus Mattheus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch genre painter, etcher and art dealer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1887 |
| Place of death | Aalst |