James de Rijk (1806 - 1882)

James de Rijk

James de Rijk was a Dutch landscape and animal painter. He was a student of Jan van Ravenswaay. In 1826 he undertook a study trip through Belgium and the County of Bentheim with his friend Pieter Frederik van Os. In 1828 he was appointed a member of the Amsterdam Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten. From 1838 he was a member of the United Drawing Societies "Door tot Hooger" and "Arti Sacrum" in Rotterdam. He mostly painted landscapes with cows and horses. He also worked on drawing and lithography.

Date and place of birt:	17 may 1806, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:	10 november 1882, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Nationality:	The Netherlands
Period of activity:	XIX century
Specialization:	Animalist, Artist, Draftsman, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter
Art school / group:	Arti Sacrum, Door tot Hooger
Genre:	Animalistic, Genre art, Landscape painting, Rural landscape
Art style:	Realism
Technique:	Hand graphic, Lithography, Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel