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Jozef Israëls was a Dutch painter. He was a leading member of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School and, during his lifetime, «the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth century».
Jan Josephsz. van Goyen was a Dutch landscape painter and draftsman of the Golden Age, a member of the Guild of St. Luke of Leiden, and a representative of the so-called tonal landscape. Van Goyen specialized in landscape painting and left many paintings depicting forest paths, rivers, lakes, and canals. He also painted peasant huts and the outskirts of towns.
Jan van Goin was one of the most prolific painters of the 17th century: some 1,200 paintings he created and some 800 drawings have survived.
Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch was a Dutch artist of the Hague School. During his studies he helped to make sets for the Royal Theatre. He is especially known for his watercolours.
Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, who judged the young Van Gogh's work from an artistic point of view, was principled and gave high marks to his talent - despite the very unfavourable market conditions for the latter.
Théophile de Bock (Dutch: Théophile Emile Achille de Bock) was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School.
He painted moody landscapes of Dutch nature that many consider too gray and sketchy. However, de Bock's work has admirers as well.
