Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (1828-1894)

Jkhr. Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (; 28 February 1828 – 24 December 1894) was a Dutch

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Biography

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was born on 28 February 1828 in

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in the

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. He was the son of a sea captain, Dirk van Heemskerck van Beest, and followed his father to join the Dutch navy at the age of 14. He served in the navy from 1842 to 1853 before resigning and moving to Utrecht where he became a painter, focusing on naval historical pictures and general shipping scenes. He was a pupil of Dirk van Lokhorst, a notable painter of the Dutch modern school. In 1867, Van Heemskerck van Beest moved to

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where he became a member of the "De Witte" society in 1872. He then lived in Dalfsen between 1879 and 1885. He was the first teacher of his daughter, the painter Jacoba van Heemskerck. He died at the age of 66 in The Hague on 24 December 1894.Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest
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Gallery

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest - ZM Stoomschip 'Medusa' forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Simonoseki tussen Kioe-Sjioe en Hondo (Japan).jpg, ZM Steamship ''Medusa'' forces the entrance to the Strait of Simonoseki between Kioe-Sjioe and Hondo (Japan) KITLV - 47D33 - Voorduin, Gerard Werner Catharinus (1830-1910) - Heemskerck van Beest, Jhr Jacob Eduard van - A plantation camp of slaves - Colour lithography - 1860-1862.tif, A plantation camp of slaves in Surinam, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862 KITLV - 47D32 - Voorduin, Gerard Werner Catharinus (1830-1910) - Heemskerck van Beest, Jhr Jacob Eduard van - An Arowakka Indian camp - Colour lithography - 1860-1862.tif, An Arowakka Indian camp, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862 KITLV - 47D26 - Voorduin, Gerard Werner Catharinus (1830-1910) - Heemskerck van Beest, Jhr Jacob Eduard van - Views of plantations on the river Surinam - Colour lithography - 1860-1862.tif, Views of plantations on the river Surinam. Jagtlust and Suzanna's Daal, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862 KITLV - 47D30 - Voorduin, Gerard Werner Catharinus (1830-1910) - Heemskerck van Beest, Jhr Jacob Eduard van - "Post Gelderland and Jews Savannah", Surinam - Colour lithography - 1860-1862.tif, Post Gelderland and Jews Savannah, Suriname, with Gerard Voorduin, 1860-1862

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