Jan Hendrik Verheyen (also written Verheijen) (Utrecht, 22 Dec. 1778 - 14 Jan. 1846); Dutch painter and artist. Verheyen was initially destined for the notary office, but always wanted to paint. Eventually, on his 21st birthday, with the permission of his parents, he chose art and was taught by Utrecht carriage and decorative painter Nicolaas Osti. The watercolors flower still lifes Verheyen did there attracted the attention of Prof. Jan Bleuland. Bleuland offered him the opportunity to develop his talents further, especially by copying city views he owned, including those by Jan van der Heyden, Job Berckheyde, Gerrit Berckheyde. Although he also painted landscapes, church interiors and portraits, Verheijen became known as a painter of city views, especially of Utrecht. As a theme he often chose 17th and 18th century houses, often with medieval churches or city gates. He worked extremely accurately, usually in beautiful warm colors. In preparation he often made various architectural sketches. Later, however, his cityscapes would be partially fantasized. Also, his figures are not quite historically accurate, as they are usually dressed in contemporary clothes. For his figures he used sketches of people he drew at evening sessions of the drawing society Kunstliefde, which he later added to his works. From 1822 Verheijen was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. He passed away in 1843, at 64. Several of his works are in the Central Museum in Utrecht and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Some of his drawings are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (Google translation of text in Dutch at https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hendrik_Verheijen) undefined

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