Johannes le Francq van Berkhey (1729–1812) was an 18th-century painter, scientist, physician and poet from the Dutch Republic.
Johannes le Francq van Berkhey | |
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 Johannes le Francq van Berkhey by Hendrik Pothoven | |
| Born | 1729 Leiden |
| Died | 1812 (aged 82–83) Leiden |
| Other name | Franc van Berkhey |
| Occupation | 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands |
Biography
editHe was born in Leiden. According to Roeland van Eynden and Adriaan van der Willigen in their dictionary of artists known as Geschiedenis der vaderlandsche schilderkunst, he was a pupil along with Petrus Camper of the genre painter Louis de Moni.[1] His grandfather was an art dealer in Leiden and brought him up after his father died.[1]
According to the RKD he is known as an illustrator and author, and was a pupil along with Petrus Camper of the painter Carel Isaak de Moor.[2] He is best known for his illustrations of natural history objects.[2] According to his author page in the DBNL, he is known for his Natural History of the Netherlands in 4 volumes which he wrote from 1769 to 1776.[3] He died in Leiden.
External links
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Media related to Johannes le Francq van Berkhey at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- 1 2 (in Dutch) Johannes le Francq van Berkhey Biography in Geschiedenis der vaderlandsche schilderkunst (1718) by Roeland van Eynden and Adriaan van der Willigen, courtesy of the historici.nl
- 1 2 Johannes le Francq van Berkhey in the RKD
- ↑ author page in the DBNL