PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.
SETS OF PEIXTS ETCHED ET BEP.CHEM.
Six plates of Cows, with the title, called the ililljmaid C. Beriihem,fec. tt exc. 1634 to 1644. Six of Sheep;" in the title print, a woman sitting on a stone. Sis of Goats ; in the title print, a man sitting with a dog. Eight of Sheep ; in the title print, a woman standing near a rock. Eight of Sheep and Goats ; in the title print, a man. Five larger plates upright, one dated 1652 ; all marked Btryhem^fec. Four smaller plates of different animals, lengthways; marked N. B. Six of the Heads of Sheep, Goats, &c. ; small ; scarce.
SINGLE PRINTS ETCHKD BY EEROHEM.
A Cow drinking; BeTcheM,fec. 1680. A Cow watering ; C P. Beryhem, int. et fee. ; fine and rare. A Landscape, with two Cows lying, and one standing; Beryhem, fee. A Landscape, with Cows, and a man riding on an Ass ; J'. Beryhem, fee. A Landscape, with a "Woman bathing her feet in a Brook, and a Man behind leaning on a Stick, with Animals and Figures, and a Ruin in the distance. A Boy riding on an Ass. speaking to another Boy, who is playing on the Bagpipes. Called ' The Bagpiper ; ' fine. A Landscape, with a Man playing on the Flute, and a Woman sitting ; without a mark ; scarce. A Landscape, with a Man standing, and a M'oman seated Buckling a child ; without a mark ; very scarce.
BERCHET, Pierre, a French painter, born in 1659. He was a scholar of Charles lie la Fosse, under whom he studied till he was found capable of undertaking some works in the palaces in France. He came to England in 1681, and met with employment in ornamenting the houses of some of the nobility. His best work is the ceiling of the chapel of Trinity College, Oxford, where he has represented the ' Ascension.' He died in London in 1720.
BERCK-HEIJDE, Gerrit, (Berkheyden', or Berkeydox,) the younger brother of Job Berck- Heijde, was bom at Haarlem in 1638. The success of his brother encouraged him to become a painter, and he was assisted by his instruction. He entered the guild of St. Luke in 1660. These artists ap- pear to have been bound to each other by the most affectionate attachment ; tlieir pursuit of the same profession, instead of producing jealousy or ill-will, seems only to have inspired them with a laudable emulation, and a desire of contributing to each other's celebrity. It is said that they resided together with their sister Aechje. Gerrit painted at Cologne, Heidelberg, Haarlem, and Amsterdam. He died at Haarlem in 1698. The pictures of Gerrit Berck-Heijde are faithful representations of the principal towns in Holland and Germany, painted with great neatness, and well coloured. They are sometimes ornamented with figures by Job, who surpassed his brother in that branch of art.
Amsterdam. Museum. View of Dam at Amsterdam {siyneJ and dated 1677). Antwerp. Jfuseum. View of Amsterdam (siyned Gebrit Berck Heijde, Haerle.m, 1668). Berlin. Museum. View of the Hague {siyned O. Eerck-HetdE). Dresden. ., A public place, with antique build- ings and figures (s'yntd). „ „ A Hawking Party I siyned). Frankfort. St&del. The Stadliuis, Amsterdam (siyned). „ „ View of Amsterdam, showing the two Synagogues {siyned). Rotterdam. Museum. View of Cologne (signed and dated 1673). Petersburg.flermiia^f.Houses on the canal, Haarlem. „ „ Hunting party (siyned).
BERCK-HEIJDE, Job. (Bebkheyden. or BerKEYDOX,) was born at Haarlem in 1630. He studied under a painter, Jacob Willemsz de Wet, but by a natural inclination for art, he employed himself, when young, in making sketches of the environs of Haarlem, and the commendation bestowed on his first essays encouraged him to adopt art as a profession, and he entered the guild of St. Luke in 1654. His genius led him to paint landscapes and views of the Rhine, which he represented in a very pleasing manner, and hi» attentive observance of nature enabled him to give an appearance of air and sunshine to his pictures, which produces a very agreeable effect. He decorated his landscapes with small figures, toler- ably correctly drawn, and very neatly touched. He sometimes painted village feasts and merry- makings, which are not without considerable merit. In company with his brother Gerrit, he travelled through Germany, and was for some time in the emplojment of the Elector Palatine, for whom he painted several pictures, and by whom he was presented with a gold chain and medal. He returned with his brother to Holland, where he met with great encouragement. He died at Haarlem in 1693. The following are some of his best works :
.Amsterdam. Museum. View of Haarlem (siyned). y. Church Interior. Berlin. Museum. Winter Landscape (stoned J. Eerck- Hetde). Brussels./(rCTijCT-y Co?. View of the Old Bank at Amster- dam. 1678. Dresden. Gallery. View of the Town-hall at Amster- dam (siyned J. Beeck Hetde). „ „ Interior of the Cathedral of Haar- lem (siyned and dated 1665). Rotterdam. Museum. The old Exchange at Amsterdam (siyned). FeietshixTg.Hermiiaye. Views in Amsterdam {signed).
BERDELLE, Johann Baptist, bom at Mentz in 1814, studied first at Diisseldorf, under Schadow, and showed a great talent for portrait painting. When visiting Munich, in 1840, he was persuaded by Genelli to devote himself entirely to historical painting. He became a follower of C. Rahl, and painted in the manner of the Venetian artists of tlie 16th century. He executed some frescoes in the Polytechnikum at Munich, where he died by suicide in 1876.
BEREKGUER, Fra Ramon, Prior of the Chartreuse of Scala Dei, in Catalonia, painted, about the middle of the 17th century, a series of small pictures for the cloister, from the History of St. Bruno and the Order, for which he is said to have made copies at Parma from the celebrated works of Carducho, whose style he imitated with tolerable success.
BERETTINI. See Bebbettini.
BERG, Magnus, who was bom in Norvay in 1C66, was a painter and sculptor. He was in- structed by Andersen, court painter in Denmark.
BERG, NicoLAAS VAN DEB. See Van deb Berg.
BERG, Van de.n. See Van den Berg.
BERGAMASCO, II. See Castelli, Giovan'ni Baittsta.
BERGAMO, Andrea da. See Cordelle Agi.
BERGE, AuGUSTE Charles de la See De la
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