Hendrik Heerschop Explained

Hendrik Heerschop (1626, Haarlem  - 1690, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Hendrick was a son of the Haarlem tailor, Harmen Jansz. and his second wife, Jopje Jansdr. van Kuyndert (from Kuinre, Overijssel). The family was possibly Mennonist; Hendrick married to Janneke Jansdr. van Kuyndert on November 20, 1650.^[1]

According to Houbraken, he was a painter of conversation pieces.^[2]

According to the RKD, he was a pupil of Willem Claesz Heda.^[3] And he was most likely also pupil of Rembrandt.^[4]

References

• Paintings by or after Hendrik Heerschop can be found at RKD.
  • Hendrik Heerschop on Artnet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discover painter, draftsman Hendrick Heerschop. rkd.nl. en. 2018-03-17.
2. Hendrick Heerschop Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
3. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/36904 Hendrik Heerschop
4. Web site: His pupils – Rembrandthuis. www.rembrandthuis.nl. en-US. 2018-03-17.