Lambertus Johannes Hansen: A Life Dedicated to Interior Light Early Life and Education Born: August 12, 1803, in Staphorst, Netherlands. Died: April 21, 1859, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lambertus Johannes Hansen came from an artistic family; his father was the cityscape painter Carel Lodewijk Hansen. This familial connection undoubtedly played a role in nurturing his early interest in art. He received extensive training under several prominent Dutch artists, including his father, Jean Augustin Daiwaille, Charles Howard Hodges, Jan Hulswit, Pieter Barbiers IV, and Jan Willem Pieneman…