Nicolaas Baur Warship 'Amsterdam' on the IJ before Amsterdam. Oil on canvas. 82 cm x 103 cm.
Date 1807(1807)
cjr Warship 'Amsterdam' on the IJ before Amsterdam 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.
