Jan Gerard Waldorp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJan Gerard Waldorp
Dutch painter
Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1740
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 21-Nov-1808
Profession: painter
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Jan Gerard Waldorp
- Jan Gerard Waldorp (1740-1808) was a Dutch artist and museum curator.
- He received all paying visitors to the Nationale Kunst-Galerij in the Hague (1800-1805), one of the forerunners of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Jan Gerard Waldorp was a pupil of Anthony Elliger and Jan Maurits Quinkhard.
- He was active in Amsterdam during the years 1758-1767 and then moved to Haarlem, where he married Elisabeth van der Horst and was in the board of the Stadstekenacademie.
- In 1779 he moved back to Amsterdam. J.G.
- Waldorp became known for his decors for the Amsterdamse schouwburg.
- He is also known for his copies of old master paintings.
- In 1800 Cornelis Sebille Roos appointed him as assistant for the Nationale Konst-Gallery and he moved to Huis ten Bosch where he received visitors to the gallery until 1802, when the collection was moved to the emptied Gallery Prince William V.
- His drawings of the situation of the rooms and paintings show what this forerunner of the Rijksmuseum looked like.
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Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam
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Reinier Vinkeles
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| Alternative names | Reinr Vinkeles, Rein J. Vinkeles | ||
| Description | Dutch printmaker, draughtsman, etcher and engraver | ||
| Date of birth/death | 12 January 1741 | 30 January 1816 | |
| Location of birth/death | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | |
| Work period | circa 1762-1816 | ||
| Work location | Amsterdam (ca. 1762-1816), Paris (1770-1771) | ||
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Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam
License: CC-PD-Mark
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