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    Jan van der Heyden (5 March 1637, Gorinchem – 28 March 1712, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, glass painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Van...
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  • Van der Heijden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the heath" (modern Dutch heide). Variant spellings are Van der Heijde, Van der Heyden, “VanDerHeyden”...
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    merchant and manufacturer, John Lofting (1659–1742) who had worked with Jan Van der Heyden in Amsterdam. Lofting moved to London in or about 1688, became an...
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    March 25 – Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) March 28 – Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter (b. 1637) March 30 – Johann Friedrich Mayer, German...
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    pupil of Dirk Dalens, the younger. His work is influenced by Jan van der Heyden. Jan Ekels could not make a living with his veduta's of Amsterdam and Maastricht;...
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    firefighting system in the late 17th century, under the direction of artist Jan van der Heyden, who had improved the designs of both fire hoses and fire pumps. The...
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    portrayed Alastair in Supernatural, the Wraith Todd in Stargate Atlantis, Sam in Van Helsing, "Swede" in Hell on Wheels, and Marcus in The Twilight Saga. Heyerdahl...
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    Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic, the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, Jan van der Heyden, and his son Nicholaas took firefighting to its next step with the...
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    Fire appliances in the United Kingdom Glossary of firefighting terms Jan van der Heyden NFPA 1901 Turntable ladder [de] List of fire stations Dallman, Chris...
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    Leon Cortés John Atkinson Grimshaw Francesco Guardi Childe Hassam Jan van der Heyden Edward Hopper Isaac Israëls Matthäus Merian Georgia O'Keeffe Camille...
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    origin[citation needed] of the cartwheeling children. Today the symbol (Der Radschläger)[citation needed] represents the story and every year the Düsseldorfers...
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    on Wolfert was given the title of Lord Van der Veer. Veere received city rights in 1355. The "Admiraliteit van Veere" (Admiralty of Veere) was set up...
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    Schnatz, Helmut: Die Zerstörung der deutschen Städte und die Opfer. in: Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung: Der Bombenkrieg und seine Opfer,...
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    pulled over his head, according Massie.[citation needed] He visited Jan van der Heyden the inventor of a fire hose. He collected paintings by Adam Silo with...
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    carpenter. Van Beerstraten was a pupil of Pieter Cornelisz van Soest; he owned a painting by Wouwerman, Pieter de Hoogh and Jan van der Heyden, and kept...
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    Brutes, Which is that of the Vital and Sensitive of Man. Dutch painter Jan van der Heyden improves the fire hose, with his brother Nicolaes, a hydraulic engineer...
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    Museum 17th-century depictions of Elswout by Gerrit Berckheyde and Jan van der Heyden are on display. By removing the sand in the dunes on his property...
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    several genre scenes by Auguste-Xavier Leprince and she owned works by Jan van der Heyden, Michel Philibert Genod, François Marius Granet, Pauline Auzou, Jean-Claude...
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    Oude Kerk (Delft) (redirect from Scheve Jan)
    2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine View of the Oude Kerk painted by Jan van der Heyden, ca. 1660 (Web Gallery of Art) 52°0′45″N 4°21′19″E / 52.01250°N...
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    Hendrik Verschuring (1627–1690) a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712) a Dutch Baroque-era painter, glass painter, draughtsman...
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    pull his subjects' teeth, and to catch butterflies. He met with Jan van der Heyden, the inventor of the fire hose. He visited Jacob de Wilde, who had...
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    invention of lanterns with glass windows by Edmund Heming in London and Jan van der Heyden in Amsterdam, which greatly improved the quantity of light. In 1588...
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  • scenes, figures) Adriaen van de Velde (1636–1672), landscapes Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1636–1698), cityscapes Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712), cityscapes...
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    scales from 1632 can be seen. One of three old fire hoses designed by Jan van der Heyden in 1672, which were formerly in use by the Town fire brigade can also...
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    island of Borneo. Albrecht Dürer (1494) Courtyard of Innsbruck Castle Jan van der Heyden (1652) The Church at Veere Canaletto (c. 1737) View of the Piazzetta...
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    Meindert Hobbema, Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael, Adriaen Hendriksz Verboom, Philips Koninck, Jan van der Heyden and Frederik de Moucheron. Despite his...
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    native country upon their return. The Dutch architectural painter Jan van der Heyden, for instance, likely never visited Italy but is believed to have...
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    views of main city streets, squares, and major public buildings; Jan van der Heyden preferred more intimate scenes of quieter Amsterdam streets, often...
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  • 1656) 1585 – Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (d. 1638) 1637 – Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and engineer (d. 1712) 1658 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac...
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  • politician (b. 1593) 1683 – Afonso VI of Portugal (b. 1643) 1712 – Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1637) 1764 – Jean-Philippe Rameau...
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