Jan Willem Pieneman (1779 - 1853)
Jan Willem Pieneman
Jan Willem Pieneman was a painter from the Northern Netherlands. In 1805 he was appointed as drawing instructor at the artillery and engineering training centre in Amersfoort. He was particularly noted for his paintings depicting events from the history of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. His fame was established by a painting he did at the Villa Welgelegen, depicting the heroic acts of the Prince of Orange at the Battle of Quatre Bras, followed by a painting of the Battle of Waterloo. The latter found favor with the Duke of Wellington, who invited him to England, on several occasions, to do portraits. In 1820 he was appointed as first director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten) in Amsterdam. He played an important role as mentor and tutor to a group of young artists.
| Date and place of birt: | 4 november 1779, Abcoude, The Netherlands |
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| Date and place of death: | 8 april 1853, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Nationality: | The Netherlands |
| Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Batalist, Historian, Painter, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Allegory, History painting, Military art, Portrait |
| Art style: | Realism |
| Technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Pencil, Watercolor |
