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Daniël Van Dopff
Daniël Wolf baron van Dopf (10 January 1650 – 15 April 1718) was a Dutch States Army officer and nobleman. He was, among other things, general of the cavalry of the Dutch army during the War of the Spanish Succession, Quartermaster general of that army, and later commander and governor of the fortress of Maastricht. Life Personal life Daniel Wolfgang ("Wolf") Dopff hailed from a non-noble family from Hesse-Hanau, Hesse . His father was employed as a bailiff and toll collector of the Hanau-Münzenberg, County of Hanau-Münzenberg. Daniel was educated in Hanau at the Count's ''gymnasium illustre''. He was married with Catharina Maria van Volckershoven.Blok and Molhbuysen, p. 740 They had a son: Fredrik Karel. In 1709 he bought Ruyff Castle in Henri-Chapelle, Hendrik-Kapelle, but it is not known whether he renovated or added anything to it. In 1716 he sold the castle again. About the same time he bought the Hartelstein estate near Itteren, which he bequeathed to his son Frederik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Valentin Tischbein
Johann Valentin Tischbein (11 December 1715, in Haina – 24 April 1768, in Hildburghausen) was a German painter from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography His father, Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1682–1764) was a baker; five of whose eight children became painters. From 1729 to 1736, he studied art; first in Darmstadt with the court painter Johann Christian Fiedler, then in Kassel with the portrait painter, Johann Georg von Freese (1701–1775). His whereabouts for the next three years is uncertain, although he appears to have spent some time in Frankfurt am Main. In 1739 he worked for the House of Solms and was appointed court painter in 1741. From 1744 to c.1747, he served as court painter to the Hohenlohes in Kirchberg an der Jagst, where he was married. His next known location was Maastricht, where he had a commission from , the military Governor, to create a series of nine (mostly posthumous) portraits of his predecessors (currently on display at the in Ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
