Johann Heinrich Keller

Johann Heinrich Keller (1692–1765) was an 18th-century Swiss-born Dutch painter active in the Northern Netherlands.

Johann Heinrich Keller
Born
Johann Heinrich Keller

1692
Zürich, Switzerland
Died1765
The Hague, Netherlands
Occupationpainter
ParentJohann Keller (father)

Biography

He was born in Zürich and was first the pupil of his father Johann Keller, a sculptor.[1] He moved to The Hague and became the teacher of Dirk van der Aa and Cornelis Kuipers.[1] He is known for his wall decorations and in 1751 he worked in The Hague on wall decorations for a mansion on the Lange Voorhout, now called the Escher Museum.[1] In 1753 he made wall decorations for what is now Het Loo Palace.[1]

He died in The Hague.[1]

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