Matthijs Balen
Matthijs Balen (1684 in Dordrecht – 1766 in Dordrecht) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Matthijs Balen | |
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| Born | Matthijs Balen 1684 Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 1766 Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Education | Arnold Houbraken |
| Occupation | painter |
| Relatives | Mathias Balen (father/grandfather) |
According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Arnold Houbraken, and like him, became a printmaker as well as a painter. He lived in The Hague from 1705–1715 and is known for Italianate landscapes, portraits, and historical allegories.[1]
He was probably the son or grandson of the Dordrecht writer Mathias Balen, who wrote Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht in 1677. Houbraken himself had been a pupil of Samuel van Hoogstraten and was friends with Romeyn de Hooghe, both of whom assisted the elder Balen with some poems and etchings for his book.
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