Willem Verschuring
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Willem Verschuring was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
, and later became a pupil of Jan Verkolje in Delft
. He specialized in making portraits and merry companies and could have become a great painter, but he left painting for more lucrative pursuits..
According to the RKD he followed in the footsteps of his father and became a member of the Gorinchem regency (Vroedschap) in 1702.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
He learned to paint from his father, Hendrik VerschuringHendrik Verschuring
Hendrik Verschuring was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback.-Biography:His father was a hopman, which is a Dutch term for a flag bearer of a schutterij...
, and later became a pupil of Jan Verkolje in Delft
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
. He specialized in making portraits and merry companies and could have become a great painter, but he left painting for more lucrative pursuits..
According to the RKD he followed in the footsteps of his father and became a member of the Gorinchem regency (Vroedschap) in 1702.