Willem Verschuring

Willem Verschuring (September 25, 1660, Gorinchem – March 11, 1726, Gorinchem), was a Dutch Golden Age Painter, Mezzotinter and a Burgomaster.¹ He was born to Hendrik Verschuring and Aertgen van der Ham.¹

Biography

He learned to paint from his father, Hendrik Verschuring, and later became a pupil of Jan Verkolje in Delft.² He specialized in making portraits and merry companies and could have become a great painter,³ but he left painting for more lucrative pursuits.²

According to the RKD he followed in the footsteps of his father and became a member of the Gorinchem regency (Vroedschap) in 1702.⁴

References

"Willem Verschuring". ecartico.org. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
(in Dutch) Willem Verschuring biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
"ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
Willem Verschuring in the RKD

[:0-1] "Willem Verschuring". ecartico.org. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

[Houbraken-2] (in Dutch) Willem Verschuring biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

[3] "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

[4] Willem Verschuring in the RKD

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