Wilhelm Breckvelt

Wilhelm Breckvelt, or Breekvelt (1658 – 1687, Düsseldorf), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he married Adriana Spilberg, who had many suitors, but her father would only marry her to another painter.[1] Adriana had 3 sons by him, but he died young at 29 only 3 years after they married.[1]

According to the RKD he is known for a signed drawing in the university library of Leiden.[2] He is registered in Düsseldorf in 1658-1687.[2]

References
  1. (in Dutch) Wilhelm Breckvelt Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. Wilhelm Breckvelt in the RKD
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