About Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest
Lived 1828 – 1894 (aged 66). Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was a Dutch painter, art collector, draftsperson, lithographer, marine painter and artist.
Jkhr. Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (; 28 February 1828 – 24 December 1894) was a Dutch painter.
Biography Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was born on 28 February 1828 in Kampen in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. He was the son of a sea captain, Dirk van Heemskerck van Beest, and followed his father to join the Dutch navy at the age of 14. He served in the navy from 1842 to 1853 before resigning and moving to Utrecht where he became a painter, focusing on naval historical pictures and general shipping scenes. He was a pupil of Dirk van Lokhorst, a notable painter of the Dutch modern school.
In 1867, Van Heemskerck van Beest moved to The Hague where he became a member of the "De Witte" society in 1872.
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Dutch painter (1828-1894)
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Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was born on 28 February 1828 in Kampen.
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Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest died on 24 December 1894 in The Hague.
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Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was a painter, art collector, draftsperson, lithographer, marine painter and artist.
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Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was Dutch.
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