Leendert de Koningh

Who was Leendert de Koningh?

Leendert de Koningh, was a Dutch marine and landscape painter

De Koningh was instructed by A. Vermeulen and M. Versteeg, and in 1801 came to England, but in 1803 was compelled to leave that country on account of the War of the Third Coalition. He then went to Paris, and studied under David. Thence he returned home by way of Germany. In 1816, he paid a second visit to England, but he basically spend the rest of his life in his hometown.