Nicolaas Baur Frigate 'Rotterdam' on the Meuse before Rotterdam. oil on canvas. 80 cm x 106 cm
Date 1807(1807)
cjr Frigate 'Rotterdam' on the Meuse before Rotterdam who was born at Harlingen in 1767, was the son of Hendricus Antonius Baur, a portrait painter (born 1736, died 1817). He painted landscapes and views of cities, and many houses in Holland are embellished by his works. He also painted moonlight and winter scenes; and was particularly successful in marine subjects. He is considered one of the best of the later Dutch marine painters. He died at Harlingen in 1820.
