About Jacobus Buys
Lived 1724 – 1801 (aged 76). Jacobus Buys was a Dutch painter, printmaker, copper engraver and draftsperson.
Jacobus Buys (19 November 1724 – 7 April 1801) was a Dutch painter and engraver.
Buys was born in Amsterdam the son of a wig-maker. He studied under Cornelis Pronk, Jacob de Wit, and Cornelis Troost, and ultimately became director of the Amsterdam Drawing Academy. He painted portraits, designed bas-reliefs, tapestry, and book-illustrations, and made copies of the works of the best masters of the seventeenth century. Buys became a member of Amsterdam's Guild of St Luke in 1750, and died in 1801.
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Who was Jacobus Buys?
Dutch painter (1724-1801)
When was Jacobus Buys born?
Jacobus Buys was born on 19 November 1724 in Amsterdam.
When did Jacobus Buys die?
Jacobus Buys died on 7 April 1801 in Amsterdam.
What was Jacobus Buys's occupation?
Jacobus Buys was a painter, printmaker, copper engraver and draftsperson.
What nationality was Jacobus Buys?
Jacobus Buys was Dutch.
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