Bartholomeus Meyburgh

Bartholomeus Meyburgh (1628–1708), also spelt Meijburch, Meyburch, and Meyburg, was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits and religious works.

Biography Bartholomeus Meyburgh was born in Maassluis or The Hague, Netherlands, probably in 1628, 1624 and 1625. His surname has been variously spelt Meijburch, Meyburch, and Meyburg.

According to the painter Arnold Houbraken (1660–1719), Meyburgh was a good portrait and history painter born in "Maaslandsluis" (Maasluis), who was a friend of the painter Christoffel Pierson, who was only three years younger than he, but whom he taught to paint in 1651. Together they made a trip to Germany in 1653. During his lifetime he painted for various courts in Germany and was still alive in 1661.

He worked in Maassluis until 1653, before travelling to and within Germany with his pupil Pierson, where they painted Swedish military commander Carl Gustav Wrangel in Bremervörde on their return journey. Around 1661 Meyburgh moved to The Hague, where he married Anna Elisbeth Schortes in that year, and also became a member of the Confrerie Pictura. The Confrerie records state that he was born in The Hague.