Gijsbertus Craeyvanger


Gijsbertus Craeyvanger, was a 19th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.

Biography

He was born in Utrecht, and had one brother, Reinier Craeyvanger. He was a pupil of Jan Willem Pieneman at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in Amsterdam, and later became a teacher at a drawing school in Utrecht. His most notable pupil was Albert Neuhuys. Though he is known for landscapes, he also painted figures in the landscapes of Carel Jacobus Behr.
Craeyvanger died in Utrecht.