Johannes Baptista van Acker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Baptista van Acker

Miniature painter

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1794

Place of Birth: Bruges, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1863

Profession: painter

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johannes Baptista van Acker (1794–1863) was a Flemish painter. Van Acker was born at Bruges.
He studied under Ducq, and soon became popular as a miniature-painter.
In 1834 he went to Paris, and was there acknowledged as one of the best artists of his class.
After his return to Bruges, he was called by King Leopold to Brussels, and painted numerous miniatures of the royal family and personages of the court.
After a journey to England, Van Acker returned to Bruges, where he died, in 1863.