Jan ten Compe
Jan ten Compe (1713, Amsterdam – 1761, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century landscape painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography[]
According to his biographer Jan van Gool, he was a follower of Jan van der Heyden and Gerrit Berckheyde.[1] He works were in demand by wealthy patrons such as Mayor Rendorp of Amsterdam and Mr. De Groot of the Hague, where Van Gool saw his paintings of prominent buildings and landmarks of Rotterdam, Delft, the Hague, Leiden, Haarlem, and Amsterdam.[1]
According to the RKD he was the pupil of and the teacher of Geerit Toorenburgh.[2] He was also known as Jan ten Kompe or I.T. Conyn.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Dutch) Jan ten Compe Biography in Nieuwe Schouburg (with painter index), (1750) by Jan van Gool, in the Institute of Dutch History
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jan ten Compe in the RKD
Categories:
- 1713 births
- 1761 deaths
- 18th-century Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters
- Artists from Amsterdam