# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/augustinus-terwesten
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:15:28.415Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/augustinus-terwesten"
name: "Augustinus Terwesten"
slug: "augustinus-terwesten"
description: "Augustinus Terwesten or Augustinus Terwesten the Elder was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker and art educator. He specialized in portraits, architectural and historical themes. He was known in his time for his decorative paintings in luxurious residences many of which have since disappeared. He left a great many preparatory drawings. He was a co-founder of The Hague Drawing Academy. He worked for a long time in Berlin where he was court painter to Frederick William I of Prussia and one of the cofounders of the Prussian Academy of Arts."
tagline: "Dutch painter (1649-1711)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Augustinus_Terwesten_-_Self-portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1649-05-04"
deathDate: "1711-01-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.33
  momentum:             15
  historical:           7.202304
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinus_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustinus Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinus_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustinus Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustin Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82_%CE%A4%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B2%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BD"
    title: "Αουγκουστίνους Τερβέστεν"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinus_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustinus Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinus_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustinus Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinus_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustinus Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinus_Terwesten"
    title: "Augustinus Terwesten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2234746"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump