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Mattheus Terwesten
Dutch, 1670–1757
Mattheus Terwesten was a Dutch Rococo painting artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Bavarian State Painting Collections. Mattheus Terwesten was born in The Hague.
Mattheus Terwesten or Matthäus Terwesten (23 February 1670 – 11 June 1757) was a Dutch painter and art educator. He is known for his portraits as well as of mythological and allegorical subjects. He was a decorative painter he painted chimney pieces, overdoors, wall hangings and ceilings for the luxurious buildings of his time.
He was director of The Hague Drawing Academy. He became court painter to Frederick William I of Prussia and professor at the Prussian Academy of Arts.
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