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Wilhelm Breckvelt

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Wilhelm Breckvelt, or Breekvelt (1658 – 1687, Düsseldorf), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he married Adriana Spilberg, who had many suitors, but her father would only marry her to another painter.[1] Adriana had 3 sons by him, but he died young at 29 only 3 years after they married.[1]

According to the RKD he is known for a signed drawing in the university library of Leiden.[2] He is registered in Düsseldorf in 1658-1687.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:Languageicon Wilhelm Breckvelt Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b Wilhelm Breckvelt in the RKD