Hendrik Rietschoof
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Hendrik Rietschoof (bapt. 2 August 1678, Hoorn – 1746, Koog aan de Zaan), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography[edit]
According to Houbraken he was the son of Jan Claesz Rietschoof who became just as good as he had been in marine painting.[1]
According to the RKD his father was Jan Claesz. Rietschoof and was known for marines.[2] His earliest dated work was made when he was 15 years old.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ (in Dutch) Hendrik Rietschoof Biography[permanent dead link] in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b Hendrik Rietschoof in the RKD