Wilhelm Breckvelt

Dutch Golden Age painter
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Quick Facts

IntroDutch Golden Age painter
PlacesNetherlands
wasPainter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1658
Death1 January 1687 (aged 29 years)
The details

Biography

Wilhelm Breckvelt, or Breekvelt (1658 – 1687, Düsseldorf), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he married Adriana Spilberg, who had many suitors, but her father would only marry her to another painter. Adriana had 3 sons by him, but he died young at 29 only 3 years after they married.

According to the RKD he is known for a signed drawing in the university library of Leiden. He is registered in Düsseldorf in 1658-1687.

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