About Richard van Bleeck
Lived 1670 – 1733 (aged 62–63). Richard van Bleeck was a Dutch painter.
Richard van Bleeck (1670–1733) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
He was born in The Hague. According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, he was the pupil of Theodor van der Schuer and Daniel Haringh. He became a portrait painter and painted the portrait of the engraver Coenraet Roepel, before moving to London in 1733, where he stayed. He was the father of Pieter van Bleeck, who was born in the Hague, possibly moved with him to London and also became a portrait painter there.
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Who was Richard van Bleeck?
Dutch Golden Age painter (1670-1733)
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Richard van Bleeck was born in 1670 in The Hague.
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Richard van Bleeck died in 1733 in London.
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Richard van Bleeck was a painter.
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Richard van Bleeck was Dutch.
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