Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch: A Master of Dutch Atmospheric Landscapes Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, whose Christian name was Hendrik Johannes, was born into an artistic family. His father Johannes, a chef and restaurateur, possessed considerable artistic talent himself and cultivated a collection of paintings featuring artists such as Andreas Schelfhout and Bartholomeus van Hove – influences that profoundly shaped young Jan’s artistic sensibilities. From the age of sixteen, he received drawing lessons from Johannes Low, furthering his formal training before enrolling in evening classes at the Hague…