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Ludolf Backhuysen I
1630–1708
(b Emden, 28 Dec. 1631; d Amsterdam, 6/7 Nov. 1708). Dutch painter, mainly of marine subjects, active in Amsterdam. After the van de Veldes moved to England in 1672/3, Bakhuizen became the most successful marine painter in Holland, his clients including distinguished collectors from other countries, notably Peter the Great of Russia, who visited his studio.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)