Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten

The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. 1654, depicts the final battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War (National Maritime Museum)

Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten or Johannes (Beerstrat or Bierstraten) (bapt. 1 March 1622 in Amsterdam – buried 1 July 1666) was a Dutch painter of marine art, particularly of events of the First Anglo-Dutch War and Dutch-Swedish War. Van Beerstraten depicted ports (Civitavecchia) and cityscapes of Amsterdam, as well as many cities and villages in the Netherlands.[1] He captured castles, churches and other buildings that no longer exist.[2]

  1. ^ Bredius, Abraham (November 1917). Künstler-Inventare (PDF). Vol. 4. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 1301. Retrieved 2024-09-06 – via resources.warburg.sas.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "ван Беерстратен, Ян Авраам(Jan Abrahamsz van Beerstraten) | Студия И".