Jonkheer Jacob Eduard Van Heemskerck Van Beest

Place: Kampen

Born: 1828

Death: 1894

Biography:

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was a Dutch painter born in Kampen, United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1828. He was the son of a sea captain and was a pupil of Dirk van Lokhorst. In 1867, he moved to The Hague and became a member of the 'De Witte' society in 1872. He then lived in Dalfsen between 1879 and 1885. He was the first teacher of his daughter, the painter Jkhr. Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest. He died in 1894.