Bernardus Accama (1697–1756) was an 18th-century Netherlands, Dutch historical and portrait painter. He was born in Friesland, possibly in Burum, Friesland, Burum, the son of Aeltje Boetes Nievelt
/ref> and Simon Accama, the local church minister. He was christened on July 12, 1697 at Burum. He lived much of his life in Leeuwarden. He worked for and executed commissions for William IV, Prince of Orange. However, much of his work was lost during the Campaigns of 1795 in the French Revolutionary Wars, Revolution of 1795. He was the brother and instructor of the painter Matthijs Accama. CampegiusVitringaJr.jpg, WillemLoré.jpg, Accama Anna van Hannover.jpg, ''Anna van Hannover, princess of Orange-Nassau'' (1736)

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* Bernard Accama (ca. 1697–1756), portraitist of the Frisian elite; Heerenveen: Museum Willem van Haren; 1989

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1697 births 1756 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters History painters Dutch portrait painters People from Kollumerland People from Leeuwarden Frisian painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub