Paris 1755-1842  Related Paintings of Elisabeth Louise Viegg-Le Brun :. | Self portrait, painted at Florence, | Self portrait in a Straw Hat, | Charles Alexandre de Calonne, | Portrait of Marie Antoinette, | self portrait in a straw hat |
Related Artists:
Li Ti
1110-97
Bruyn, Barthel the Elder
German, 1493-1555
PIENEMAN, Jan Willem.
b. 1779, Abcoude, d. 1853, Amsterdam,Painter, teacher, engraver and museum director. He trained with a wallpaper painter in Amsterdam, and at the same time he followed courses at the Amsterdam Stadstekenacademie, where he soon distinguished himself. His artistic and didactic gifts were recognized by the Napoleonic government, which in 1805 appointed him professor of drawing at the artillery and engineering school in Amersfoort. In 1816 he was appointed assistant director of the Mauritshuis at The Hague by William I. He frequently spent time at the Dutch court, where he gave painting lessons to Queen Wilhelmina and painted many portraits of members of the royal family. He also produced a few engravings.