Jan Weissenbruch: A Master of Dutch Atmospheric Landscapes Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Born: June 19, 1824, in The Hague, Netherlands. Jan Weissenbruch came from an artistic family; his father, Johannes Weissenbruch, was a painter and art collector. Early exposure to works by artists like Andreas Schelfhout and Bartholomeus van Hove through his father’s collection significantly influenced him. He received drawing lessons from Johannes Low at age sixteen and later attended evening classes taught by Bartholomeus van hove at the Hague Academy of Art in 1843. Artistic Developme…