Michiel Maddersteg

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Michiel Maddersteg (1659–1709) was a Dutch painter.

Maddersteg was born in Amsterdam, and studied under Ludolf Backhuysen. He mainly painted maritime scenes. He spent most of his life at the court of Frederick I of Prussia, but returned to Amsterdam later in life, where he became a picture dealer. He died in Amsterdam in 1709.

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  • "Maddersteg, Michiel". Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. (1887). C. Scribner's Sons. p. 123.