Jan Bulthuis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jan Bulthuis

Dutch painter and lithographer

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1750

Place of Birth: Groningen, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-May-1801

Profession: painter

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jan Bulthuis

  • Jan Bulthuis (30 October 1750, Groningen – 29 May 1801, Amsterdam) was a Dutch draftsman and painter. Bulthuis was the son of Claas Bulthuis and Weasley Ten Huising.
  • As a painter he was trained by Jurriaan Andriessen and as a draftsman by Johannes Wieringa.
  • Initially he painted landscapes.
  • Later he began to concentrate on the signs of urban and rural sites.
  • He was employed in his hometown of Groningen and from 1780 in Amsterdam.
  • In 1785 he enrolled at the Stadstekenacademie (City Drawing School) where he won a gold medal.
  • He made a series of drawings for the description of the Zaanlandsche villages of Adriaan Loosjes, which was issued.
  • In 1794 his drawings were also included in the published 1968 Frisian "Vaderlandsche faces". Bulthuis died on 29 May 1801 in Amsterdam at the age of 50.

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