Hendrik Carré II

Hendrik Carré the Younger (1696–1775), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Grisaille

Biography

He was born in The Hague as the son of Hendrik Carré.[1] He became a member of the Confrerie Pictura in 1719.[1] He was the younger brother of Abraham and the older brother of Johannes, and is known for miniatures, wall decorations, grisailles, and stage decorations for the French theatre of the Hague.[2] He died in The Hague.

Works

His grisaille oil painting Hulde aan Pomona (Homage to Pomona) is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands.[3]

References
  1. Hendrik Carré in the RKD
  2. Biography of Hendrik Carré the younger in Johan van Gool's "De nieuwe Schouburg der Nederlantsche Kunstschilders en Schilderessen", 1750, Vol. II, p. 217
  3. "Homage to Pomona/Hulde aan Pomona, Hendrik Carré (II), 1734". Rijksmuseum website. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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