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Jan van der Heyden

1637 - 1712

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Jan van der Heyden (5 March 1637, Gorinchem – 28 March 1712, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, glass painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Van der Heyden was one of the first Dutch painters to specialize in townscapes and became one of the leading architectural painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He painted a number of still lifes in the beginning and at the end of his career. Jan van der Heyden was also an engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to contemporary firefighting technology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan van der Heyden is the 737th most popular painter, the 308th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 301st in 2019) and the 68th most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among painters, Jan van der Heyden ranks 737 out of 2,023. Before him are Alessandro Magnasco, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Jacek Malczewski, Justus Sustermans, Moritz von Schwind, and Joseph-Marie Vien. After him are Nicolas Lancret, Maria Reiter, Marcello Bacciarelli, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Hans Richter, and Jan Fyt.

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Among people born in 1637, Jan van der Heyden ranks 7. Before him are Dieterich Buxtehude, Jan Swammerdam, Anne Hyde, Bernardo Pasquini, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, and Nicolas Catinat. After him are Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Jacques Marquette, and Edmund Andros. Among people deceased in 1712, Jan van der Heyden ranks 12. Before him are Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Louisa Maria Stuart, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Louis, Duke of Brittany, Nicolas Catinat, and Tokugawa Ienobu. After him are Nehemiah Grew, Bahadur Shah I, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Richard Simon, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, and Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan van der Heyden ranks 308 out of 1,646. Before him are Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554), Esaias van de Velde (1587), Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622), Jan de Bont (1943), Frits Bolkestein (1933), and C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817). After him are Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633), Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556), Herman Snellen (1834), Isaac Titsingh (1745), Jacobus Oud (1890), and Joop den Uyl (1919).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Jan van der Heyden ranks 68. Before him are Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597), Otto van Veen (1556), Philip de Koninck (1619), Aert de Gelder (1645), Esaias van de Velde (1587), and Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622). After him are Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633), Adriaen van de Velde (1636), Leonaert Bramer (1596), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), Hercules Seghers (1589), and Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490).

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