Jan vanderHeyden was a leading painter of cityscapes in late-17th-century Holland, especially known for his views of Amsterdam done in the 1660s. Little is known of his early life, though it is recorded that van der Heyden studied under a…
VanderHeyden was one of the first Dutch painters to specialize in townscapes and became one of the leading architectural painters of the Dutch Golden Age.
Author of The poetry of everyday life, Beschryving der nieuwlyks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten en haare wyze van brand-blussen, togenwoordig binnen Amsterdam in gebruik zijnde, A description of fire engines with water…
Pieter vanderHeyden was a Flemish printmaker who is known for his reproductive engravings after works by leading Flemish painters and designers of the 16...
O rok později se zúčastnil Zimních olympijských her, kde si dobruslil pro stříbro na trati 1500 m, dále byl v závodě na 500 m devatenáctý a na pětikilometrové distanci pátý.