Biografie von Jacques Antoine MOERENHOUT (1796-1879)

Birth place: Elchern, Netherlands

Death place: Los Angeles, CA

Addresses: France; Tahiti, 25 years; Monterey; Los Angeles, CA

Profession: Painter

Studied: France

Comments: Enlisted in the corps of engineers in Napoleon's army at age 15. While having a business in Antwerp, he traveled to South America and the South Seas. In 1846 he came to California as the French Consul and stayed for the rest of his life. Moerenhout's works are rare, though he painted all his life.

Sources: Hughes, Artists of California, 384.