Rienk Jelgerhuis

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Self-portrait at the age of 62

Rienk Jelgerhuis (13 April 1729 – 17 April 1806) was a Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman.^[1]

Jelgerhuis was born in Leeuwarden. He mainly made his fame as a travelling portrait-painter and has no fewer than 7,763 portraits standing to his credit.^[2] He taught his son, Johannes Jelgerhuis, who became an accomplished painter, illustrator and actor. Rienk Jelgerhuis died in Amsterdam.

References

↑ (Dutch) data
↑ Marius, G. Hermine (1908). Dutch Art in the Nineteenth Century. Alexander Moring Ltd.

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Name	Jelgerhuis, Rienk
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Short description	Dutch painter
Date of birth	13 April 1729
Place of birth
Date of death	17 April 1806
Place of death

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