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Willem Verschuring (September 25, 1660, Gorinchem – March 11, 1726, Gorinchem), was a Dutch Golden Age Painter, Mezzotinter and a Burgomaster. He was born to Hendrik Verschuring and Aertgen van der Ham.
Biography
He learned to paint from his father, Hendrik Verschuring, 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.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Willem Verschuring
- Verschuring
- Hendrik Verschuring
- 1660s
- 1660
- Jan Verkolje
- The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters
- The Lives of Dutch painters and paintresses
- Gorinchem
- List of Dutch painters
