Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger, originally Joannes Henricus (28 April 1822 – 14 May 1897), was a Dutch painter, photographer and art educator.
Biography
Born into a military family in
Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...
, he received his first drawing lessons from his uncle, . From 1840 to 1848, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam with
Jan Willem Pieneman.
[Profile @ the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie website.] After graduating, he married the actress Christina Margaretha Bartels (1822-1897). From 1852, he was an assistant teacher at the Academie.
During these years, he focused on painting scenes from Dutch history. In 1854, he collaborated with
Barend Wijnveld to produce a massive canvas depicting the heroic defense of
Haarlem led by
Kenau Hasselaer in 1573. Later, he would turn to landscapes, domestic scenes and portraits, including a series for the
Rijksuniversiteit.
In 1857, he was appointed Headmaster of the
Academie Minerva
Academie Minerva is a Dutch art academy.
The academy was founded in 1798 in Groningen as a school for arts, architecture, construction engineering, and seamanship.Dijk, F. van (1998) ''Leraren van de Academie Minerva. Een keuze uit twee eeuwen k ...
in
Groningen. In addition to his work there, he became a photographer and, in 1864, opened the first photography studio in Groningen.
The following year, he resigned his position as Headmaster to devote himself entirely to photography. Shortly after, he opened a branch studio in
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Stadsfries dialects, Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Fri ...
and hired his niece Louise's husband to be the manager.
He soon discovered, however, that he could not support his family on his photographic work alone and was allowed to return to his former position at the Academie, where he remained until 1895. Among his best-known students there were
Otto Eerelman,
Albert Hahn,
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (23 February 1831 – 10 July 1915) was a Dutch marine painter.
Biography
He was born in Groningen, the son of the banker Klaas Mesdag and his wife Johanna Wilhelmina van Giffen. Mesdag was encouraged by his fath ...
and
Franciscus Hermanus Bach.
In 1868, a competition was held to design a new memorial for
Adolf of Nassau, honoring his death at the
Battle of Heiligerlee. Egenberger's design was chosen and executed by the Belgian sculptor,
Joseph Geefs
Joseph Germain Geefs or Jozef Germain Geefs (23 December 1808 – 9 October 1885) was a Belgian sculptor. Also his six brothers Guillaume Geefs, Aloys Geefs, Jean Geefs, Théodore Geefs, Charles Geefs and Alexandre Geefs were sculptors.
...
. The memorial was dedicated in 1873, with King
William III present.
"Het geheim gehouden graf van Graaf Adolf van Nassau"
by René ten Dam and Marten Mulder @ Dodenakkers.
He died in Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
in May 1897.
References
Further reading
* Francis van Dijk, ''Leraren van de Academie Minerva. Een keuze uit twee eeuwen kunstonderwijs in Groningen'' Benjamin & Partners, 1998
External links
Photographs from Egenberger's studios
@ the Beeldbank Groningen.
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1822 births
1897 deaths
19th-century Dutch painters
Dutch male painters
Dutch portrait painters
Dutch genre painters
History painters
People from Arnhem
Dutch photographers
19th-century Dutch male artists