Schweickhardt (or Schweickardt) is known to have been living in The Hague by June 1774, he remained active there until settling in England in 1787. He later exhibited at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Artists. He painted mainly landscapes with cattle and ice scenes. These were usually imitations of Dutch 17th-century artists, especially Cuyp.
Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt
1746 - 1797
Paintings by Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt
Two elegantly curved birch trees frame this harmoniously composed painting. A herdsman lazily contemplates three large oxen from behind a fence, their stillness contrasted with the large rolling clouds above.Schweickhardt trained in The Hague, Holland, before settling in England; he moved to Lond...
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