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Jacob Maris

Dutch painter (1837-1899) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 61

Jacob Henricus Maris was a Dutch painter, who with his brothers Willem and Matthijs belonged to what has come to be known as the Hague School of painters. He was considered to be the most important and influential Dutch landscape painter of the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

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Awards

Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

About this person

His first teacher was painter J.A.B. Stroebel who taught him the art of painting from 1849 to 1852. Jacob Maris's most known works are the series of portraits of the royal House of Orange, he worked on these with his brother Matthijs Maris. He is also known for landscapes such as Ship on the Scheveningen beach.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1837 to 1899 · aged 61