Hendrik Scheffer
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Hendrik Scheffer was a Dutch
painter, brother of Ary Scheffer
, son of Johann Baptist
and Cornelia Scheffer
and grandson of Arie Lamme
, born at the Hague
in 1798, was also a pupil of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
. He was not without merit, though far behind his brother. His drawing was incorrect, and his colour cold. His principal work was a Charlotte Corday
, and he also painted:
He died in Paris in 1861.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
painter, brother of Ary Scheffer
Ary Scheffer
Ary Scheffer , French painter of Dutch and German extraction, was born in Dordrecht.-Life:After the early death of his father Johann Baptist, a poor painter, Ary's mother Cornelia, herself a painter and daughter of landscapist Arie Lamme, took him to Paris and placed him in the studio of...
, son of Johann Baptist
Johann Baptist Scheffer
Johann Baptist Scheffer, painter and etcher, born at Cassel in 1773, a pupil of Tischbein, went early to the Netherlands, where at Dordrecht he married Cornelia Lamme, daughter of Arie Lamme, and became the father of Ary and Hendrik Scheffer. He produced several large historical works, and some...
and Cornelia Scheffer
Cornelia Scheffer
Cornelia Scheffer was a Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist. She was the daughter of the painter Arie Lamme, by whom she was probably trained. She married the painter Johann Baptist Scheffer and after his death moved to Paris with their sons Ary and Hendrik Scheffer for them to be trained as...
and grandson of Arie Lamme
Arie Lamme
Arie Lamme , was a Dutch landscape painter and poet.Lamme studied under Joris Ponse at Utrecht, and practised in the style of Aelbert Cuyp. He was much engaged on decorative work, and was also a poet...
, born at the Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
in 1798, was also a pupil of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
Pierre-Narcisse, baron Guérin was a French painter.-Biography:Guérin was born in Paris.A pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, he carried off one of the three grands prix offered in 1796, in consequence of the competition not having taken place since 1793...
. He was not without merit, though far behind his brother. His drawing was incorrect, and his colour cold. His principal work was a Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday
Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont , known to history as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed under the guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat, who was in part responsible, through his role as a politician and...
, and he also painted:
- An Inundation in Rome
- Joan of ArcJoan of ArcSaint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
- Hermann and Dorothea
- Madame Roland*
- Preaching after the Revocation of the Edict of NantesEdict of NantesThe Edict of Nantes, issued on 13 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. In the Edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity...
- The Battle of Monte Cassel (at VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
)
He died in Paris in 1861.