Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger (1822 - 1897)
Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger
Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger was a Dutch painter, photographer and art educator. From 1840 to 1848, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam with Jan Willem Pieneman. During these years, he focused on painting scenes from Dutch history. In 1854, he collaborated with Barend Wijnveld to produce a massive canvas depicting the heroic defense of Haarlem led by Kenau Hasselaer in 1573. Later, he would turn to landscapes, domestic scenes and portraits, including a series for the Rijksuniversiteit. In 1857, he was appointed Headmaster of the Academie Minerva in Groningen. In addition to his work there, he became a photographer and, in 1864, opened the first photography studio in Groningen. The following year, he resigned his position as Headmaster to devote himself entirely to photography.
| Date and place of birt: | 22 april 1822, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
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| Date and place of death: | 14 may 1897, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| Nationality: | The Netherlands |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Animalist, Artist, Batalist, Genre painter, Historian, Painter, Photographer, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Animalistic, Genre art, History painting, Landscape painting, Military art, Portrait |
| Art style: | Realism |
| Technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas |
