Jacob Adriaensz Bellevois
Jacob Adriaensz Bellevois (1621, Rotterdam – 1676, Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Jacob Adriaensz. Bellevois: Dutch ships at the Vlissingen coast
Biography
According to Houbraken he was a seascape painter in Hamburg and met Johannes Voorhout while he was there.[1]
According to the RKD he was in Gouda from 1661–1666, in Hamburg in 1673, and then returned to Rotterdam. He was a follower of Jan Porcellis and specialized in seascapes.[2]
Ships at Sea, oil on panel. The Walters Art Museum.
References
- (in Dutch) Jacob Adriaensz Bellevois Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- Jacob Adriaensz Bellevois in the RKD
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