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The First Child

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Written by: Léa WhitfieldEditor · Sports & Memorabilia
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 948297
Hendrik Scheffer

The First Child

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Artist / MakerHendrik Scheffer
Date1818
Mediumcanvas, oil paint
Genregenre art
TypePainting
CollectionMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
LocationMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
About the Artist

BiographyHendrik Scheffer (1798–1862) — Dutch painter (1798-1862).Hendrik Scheffer worked as painter and draftsperson and is associated with France. Their documented life spans the years 1798 to 1862, born in The Hague, died in Paris. Their work is linked to Romanticism.Disciplinespainter, draftspersonBorn1798, The HagueDied1862, ParisNationalityFranceMovementRomanticismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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