About Ezaias Terwesten
Lived 1661 – 1724 (aged 62–63). Ezaias Terwesten was a Dutch painter, engraver and etcher.
Ezaias Terwesten (1661–1724) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Biography Terwesten was born in The Hague. According to Houbraken he was two years younger than his brother Augustinus Terwesten who was his first teacher, along with his brother Mattheus. He travelled to Rome, joined the Bentvueghels, and received the bent "Paradysvogel" (Bird of Paradise). He is often confused with a brother of the same name who was born 10 years before Terwesten's birth and who died early. He travelled to Rome in 1694, got married, and remained there for the rest of his life.
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Who was Ezaias Terwesten?
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1661-1724)
When was Ezaias Terwesten born?
Ezaias Terwesten was born in 1661 in The Hague.
When did Ezaias Terwesten die?
Ezaias Terwesten died in 1724 in Rome.
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Ezaias Terwesten was a painter, engraver and etcher.
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Ezaias Terwesten was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ezaias Terwesten. https://biography.guide/ezaias-terwesten/
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