Hendrik Danckerts (ca. 1625–1680)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver, mostly of houses in their landscape settings.
• After some years in Italy, he spent most of his career in London, working for Charles II and his brother.
• Danckerts was born in The Hague, where he learned his trade and remained until 1653.

• He visited England for the first time in 1650.

• In 1653 he went to Italy, where he stayed for five years.

• He then moved to England where he entered the service of Charles II and the Duke of York (later James II & VII.)

• He painted Italianate landscapes, especially views of harbours and royal residences.

• He left England in 1679 due to the public hostility towards Roman Catholics after the Popish Plot controversy.

• He died soon after in Amsterdam, and was buried on 2 November 1680.

• He was also known as the "Master with the two Anchors" and was the younger brother of the painter Johan Danckerts.

• Danckerts has twenty paintings in public ownership in the United Kingdom.

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