Jan van Beers (artist)

Jan van Beers
Van Beers in his studio, Paris, late 1880s
Born
Joannes Maria Constantinus Josephus Van Beers

(1852-03-27)27 March 1852
Lier, Belgium
Died17 November 1927(1927-11-17) (aged 75)
Known forPainter, illustrator
An 1891 Vanity Fair caricature of Van Beers titled "The Modern Wiertz"

Jean Marie Constantin Joseph "Jan" van Beers (27 March 1852 – 17 November 1927)[1] was a Belgian painter and illustrator, the son of the poet Jan van Beers. They are sometimes referred to as Jan van Beers the elder and Jan van Beers the younger. In 1884, Jan Van Beers produced the pen-and-ink sketches for the edition de luxe of his father's poetry.

  1. ^ "Jan Van Beers". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 17 March 2019.