Jacob Cats (painter)
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Jacob Cats, an excellent draughtsman, who also etched and painted, was born at Altona
in 1741. He studied under Abraham Starre and Pieter Louw
. He was celebrated for drawing landscapes with animal accessories, his works having a distinct originality, and being marked by a poetical rendering of the features of nature, as well as by careful manipulation. They are often suggestive of Adriaan van de Velde and of Berchem, and are highly valued. He also painted some pictures on a smaller scale, and has left ua some etchings. He died at Amsterdam in 1799. Amongst his
plates may be mentioned:
Altona, Hamburg
Altona is the westernmost urban borough of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy. Altona was an independent city until 1937...
in 1741. He studied under Abraham Starre and Pieter Louw
Pieter Louw
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. He was celebrated for drawing landscapes with animal accessories, his works having a distinct originality, and being marked by a poetical rendering of the features of nature, as well as by careful manipulation. They are often suggestive of Adriaan van de Velde and of Berchem, and are highly valued. He also painted some pictures on a smaller scale, and has left ua some etchings. He died at Amsterdam in 1799. Amongst his
plates may be mentioned:
- A View of Amsterdam.
- Another; after W. Weits.
- Another ; after J. de BeyerJan de BeijerJan de Beijer , also given as Jan de Beyer, was a Dutch draughtsman and painter known for this drawings of towns and buildings in the present-day countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany...
. - Six plates of Landscapes.