Background
He was born in Utrecht on 10 August 1721.
He was born in Utrecht on 10 August 1721.
He drew landscapes, some of which are currently in the Centraal Museum of Utrecht. He made especially sketches and drawings of towns, villages and castles, but also portraits. In 1762 he visited Kennemerland and the Northern province of Brabant.
He died on 2 July 1773, and was buried in a family grave in the Buurkerk in Utrecht.
In 2008, the oil painting, Milking Time, was sold by Christies in Amsterdam
The influence of his work can be seen in the etchings of the artist J. van Hiltrop.