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Cornelis Springer (1817–1891) was a Dutch 19th-century cityscape painter.
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Cornelis Springer (1817–1891) was a Dutch 19th-century cityscape painter.
Biography
Born inAmsterdam
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, he was a pupil of his father, the carpenter Willem Springer (1778–1857). He was a pupil of the painters Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate, Kasparus Karsen, and Jacobus van der Stok.Cornelis Springerin the
RKD
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He became a member of the Amsterdam painters collective Felix Meritis
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History
It was built according to a winning design by the arch ...
and won a gold medal for a painting of a church interior in 1847. He is known for watercolors, etchings, and drawings, especially of city views and town scenes that he sketched while traveling around the country. He was awarded the Leopold order of Belgium in 1865, and in 1878 he was invited with Jozef Israëls
Jozef Israëls (27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch painter. He was a leading member of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School and, during his lifetime, "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half o ...
to advise the Dutch Ministry of Public Affairs on the plans for the Rijksmuseum
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Springer died in Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
in 1891.
Paintings
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is o ...
'' (1862)
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History
The city of Zaltbommel
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received ...
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Town Hall'' (1885)
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'' (1859), Teylers Museum
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in Amsterdam'' (1879), Teylers Museum
References
External links
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C. Springer's sketchbooks and more in Teyler's Museum
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