Tako Hajo Jelgersma
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
About Tako Hajo Jelgersma
Lived 1702 – 1795 (aged 92). Tako Hajo Jelgersma was a Dutch painter, draftsperson, pastellist, grisaillist, watercolorist and copyist.
Tako Hajo Jelgersma (October 29, 1702 – March 24, 1795) was an 18th-century Dutch painter.
Biography He was born in Harlingen. According to the RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis, Jelgersma moved to Haarlem in 1752. He was the pupil of Frans Decker and Wigerus Vitringa. He painted landscapes, portraits, and copies of old masters. His grisailles followed the manner of Jacob de Wit. His pupils were Johan Bernard Brandhoff, Johannes Petrus van Horstok, Cornelis van Noorde, Martinus van der Jagt, and Johannes Swertner. He lived to a great age.
His pupil Cornelis van Noorde made many engravings after portraits that Jelgersma made. Often these are the only surviving portraits of these people today.
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Who was Tako Hajo Jelgersma?
painter from the Northern Netherlands (1702-1795)
When was Tako Hajo Jelgersma born?
Tako Hajo Jelgersma was born on 24 October 1702 in Harlingen.
When did Tako Hajo Jelgersma die?
Tako Hajo Jelgersma died on 18 March 1795 in Haarlem.
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Tako Hajo Jelgersma was a painter, draftsperson, pastellist, grisaillist, watercolorist and copyist.
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Tako Hajo Jelgersma was Dutch.
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