Franciscus Carree
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Franciscus Carree or Carré was a painter born in Friesland
about 1630. It is not known who was his instructor, but he grew to be sufficiently esteemed to be appointed first painter to the Stadtholder
William Frederick. He excelled in painting landscapes and village festivals, but his works are little known out of his own country. He left an etching
of the funeral catafalque
of the Stadtholder. He died at Amsterdam in 1669.
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
about 1630. It is not known who was his instructor, but he grew to be sufficiently esteemed to be appointed first painter to the Stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
William Frederick. He excelled in painting landscapes and village festivals, but his works are little known out of his own country. He left an etching
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
of the funeral catafalque
Catafalque
A catafalque is a raised bier, soapbox, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service. Following a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, a catafalque may be used to stand in place of the body at the Absolution of...
of the Stadtholder. He died at Amsterdam in 1669.