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Abraham van Westerveld

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Dutch painter (1620-1692)

ArtistsLived 1620 to 1692 · aged 72
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Abraham van Westerveld or Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld was a Dutch Golden Age painter, architectural artist, and calligrapher. He spent most of his career in the Dutch Republic, and was also employed as court artist of Lithuanian hetman Janusz Radziwiłł (1612-1655) for a time in the 1650s.

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Abraham van Westerveld or Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld was a Dutch Golden Age painter, architectural artist, and calligrapher. He spent most of his career in the Dutch Republic, and was also employed as court artist of Lithuanian hetman Janusz Radziwiłł (1612-1655) for a time in the 1650s. Westerveld is known in Ukraine for creating a series of sketches of architectural objects in Kyiv during this period, including the Golden Gate, Kyiv, Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, and the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. In the Netherlands, Westerveld is famous for his painting of Dutch lieutenant admiral Cornelis Tromp in Roman Costume in the Rijksmuseum, amongst other works.

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Lived 1620 to 1692 · aged 72
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