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Willem Verschuring

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Willem Verschuring (September 25, 1660, Gorinchem – March 11, 1726, Gorinchem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

He learned to paint from his father, Hendrik Verschuring, and later became a pupil of Jan Verkolje in Delft.[1] He specialized in making portraits and merry companies and could have become a great painter, but he left painting for more lucrative pursuits.[1]

According to the RKD he followed in the footsteps of his father and became a member of the Gorinchem regency (Vroedschap) in 1702.[2]

References

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