Dirk van der Burg (10 August 1721 – 2 July 1773), was a Dutch 18th century artist, landscape painter and watercolourist. He was born in

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on 10 August 1721. He drew landscapes, some of which are currently in the

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of Utrecht. He made especially sketches and drawings of towns, villages and castles, but also portraits. His works include landscapes of the Utrecht region: Leerdam (1743) and in 1749:

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and

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. In 1762 he visited

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and the Northern province of

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. He died on 2 July 1773, and was buried in a family grave in the

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in Utrecht. In 2008, the oil painting, Milking Time, was sold by Christies in Amsterdam The influence of his work can be seen in the etchings of the artist J. van Hiltrop.

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External links

Viaanse Kunstenaars - Dirk van der Burg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burg, Dirk van der 1721 births 1773 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Artists from Utrecht Dutch landscape painters