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Ferdinand Bol, 1616-1680

Nationality: Dutch
Date of Birth: 1616.06
Place of Birth: Dordrecht
Date of Death: 1680.07
Place of Death: Amsterdam

Identity:

Ferdinand Bol was a portrait painter and pupil of Rembrandt.

Life:

Whistler would have seen his work in Amsterdam.

Bibliography:

Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61; Macmillan (Grove) Dictionary of Art, ed. Macey, www.groveart.com (accessed 2004).