Dirk van der Aa , 1731 -- February 23, 1809. He was born in The Hague, and first apprenticed to Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to Gerrit Mes with whom he would later start a workshop; they specialized in grisaille decorative paintings. He counted Evert Morel, Cornelis Kuipers, Johan Christiaan Roedig and Andries van der Aa amongst his students. He died in his home city of The Hague.  Related Paintings of Dirk van der Aa :. | Portrait of Blaise-Francois-Aldegonde de Jouvencel Maire de Versailles | Fish Fishing for People | Wheat Fields with Auvers in the Background (nn04) | The Mailcoach The Road from Ennery to the Hermitage | Painting of the Duchess of La Ferte-Senneterre with the future Louis XV on her lap (then styled the Duke of Anjou) and the Duke of Brittany standing n |
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