Brief Biography-Hendrick Danckerts of The Hague was first an engraver who copied works of Titian and other Italian masters. When he took up painting, he journeyed to Italy for instruction where he spent several years. Back in Holland he gained a reputation for landscapes and was invited to England by King Charles II to paint sights of seaports and royal palaces. He painted in England and Wales, and while living in London, he achieved a successful career selling his works. At one point, James II had twenty-eight of his paintings in his collection. He returned to Holland in 1679 where he spent the remainder of his life. His Brother Johannes Danckerts, who lived in Amsterdam for the entirety of his life was a history painter.