Who is Willem Pieter Hoevenaar?

Willem Pieter Hoevenaar (1808, Utrecht – 1863, Utrecht), was a 19th-century painter, draughtsman, lithographer and watercolor artiste from the Northern Netherlands.

According to the RKD he scholastic to paint from his father, the painter Adriaenus Hoevenaar and later Pieter Christoffel Wonder. His brothers Cornelis Willem and Nicolaas Ludolph were after that painters. His works were shown at exhibitions in The Hague and Amsterdam during the years 1828-1863, and his drawings in sepia were popular in his time. His pupils were David van der Kellen Jr. and his son Jozef Hoevenaar, who drew his portrait. He is known for genre works afterward figures, often portrayed in vintage Dutch costumes.

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