Backhuysen

Backhuysen, or BAKHUIZEN, LUDOLF, a famous marine painter of the Dutch school, was born at Emden in Hanover, in 1631, and in 1650 was placed as a clerk in Amsterdam, but soon devoted himself to painting. His most famous picture is the sea-piece in the Louvre, sent in 1665 as a present to Louis XIV. by the magistrates of Amsterdam. His colouring is excellent, though somewhat cold. He etched on copper, and gave lessons in caligraphy. He died in 1708.