Jordanus Hoorn
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Portrait of Gerrit Willem van Oosten de Bruyn with his scientific instruments and family, 1774
Jordanus Hoorn (1753–1833) was a painter and drawing teacher from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography[]
Hoorn was born and died in Amersfoort. According to the RKD he was the son of a cloth merchant who became a pupil of the landscape painter and who worked in Haarlem 1772-1795, including a period as drawing master for the Tekenschool voor Kunstambachten.[1][2] In 1795 under French rule, he returned to Amersfoort where he was appointed city drawing master.[2] His pupils were Jan van Ravenswaay, Jan Apeldoorn, and .[2]
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References[]
- ^ Tekenschool voor Kunstambachten means Drawing school for Art professions, which was probably a part of the Oeconomische Tak of the Dutch Society of Science
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jordanus Hoorn in the RKD
Categories:
- 1753 births
- 1833 deaths
- Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters
- People from Amersfoort