Hans Jakob Murer
Born in 1737.
Died in 1780.
Hans Jakob Murer was a draughtsman and painter active in Amsterdam and Utrecht. He devoted himself to teaching drawing while also producing portraits, historical scenes and landscapes enlivened by animal figures. His oeuvre testifies to a thematic diversity, although the precise details of his career and style remain partly obscure.
Murer thus contributed to the artistic scene of his time, but his legacy remains to be explored.