Scottish , 1734-1804  Related Paintings of Francis Sartorius :. | The Racehorse 'Basilimo' Held by a Groom on a Racecourse | Molly Long Legs With Jockey and Groom | The Chaise Matoch,Run on Newmarket Heath,Wednesday,The 29 th of August | Lord Lonsdale's Favorite Gig | 'Eclipse' with Jockey up walking the Course for the King's Plate 1776 |
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James Bard
1815-1897
Frank Street
American, 1893-1944
Jacob de Wit
(19 December 1695 - 12 November 1754) was a Dutch artist and interior decorator who painted many religious scenes. De Wit was born in Amsterdam, and became famous for his door and ceiling paintings. He lived on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, and many of the buildings on the Keizersgracht still have door or ceiling paintings done by him. Since many of the families who lived in Amsterdam in those days had country villas, de Wit also painted in houses in the fashionable areas of Haarlem and the Vecht river. According to the RKD he was the pupil of Albert Spiers in Amsterdam and Jacob van Hal in Antwerp where he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1714. His pupils were Jan de Groot (painter from The Hague), Dionys van Nijmegen, Jan Punt, Pieter Tanje, and the brothers Frans and Jacob Xavery. De Wit died in Amsterdam in 1754.Tako Hajo Jelgersma was his follower.