Sieuwert van der Meulen
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands
About Sieuwert van der Meulen
Lived 1679 – 1730 (aged 51). Sieuwert van der Meulen was a Dutch painter and printmaker.
Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663 – 18 June (buried) 1730) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Biography He was born in Alkmaar, the son of Catharina Oostfries and Claes van der Meulen and became a member of the Alkmaar Guild of St. Luke in 1700. He designed and etched prints, for example a series of 16 etchings titled Navigiorum Aedificatio, on the history of a ship. This was published by Peter Schenk the Elder in Amsterdam and shows a pictorial documentary of how ships were built, launched, repaired, provisioned, and used in the early 18th century.
According to the RKD he is known for marinescapes and birds. He also worked in Haarlem, but died in his home town of Alkmaar.
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Who was Sieuwert van der Meulen?
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1663-1730)
When was Sieuwert van der Meulen born?
Sieuwert van der Meulen was born on 22 April 1679 in Alkmaar.
When did Sieuwert van der Meulen die?
Sieuwert van der Meulen died on 18 June 1730 in Alkmaar.
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Sieuwert van der Meulen was a painter and printmaker.
What nationality was Sieuwert van der Meulen?
Sieuwert van der Meulen was Dutch.
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