Egbert van Drielst

Egbert van Drielst (Groningen, 12 March 1745 – Amsterdam, 4 June 1818) began his study of the painting in a factory in Groningen which produced mainly lacquered objects.

Van Drielst entered the wallpaper studio in Amsterdam where he established friendships with Adriaan de Lelie.

He studied the old masters Salomon van Ruysdael, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jan Wijnants and in particular, Meindert Hobbema, and sought to make use of their techniques in his nature studies.

He traveled there each year to produce drawings, and is sometimes called the "Drentse Hobbema".

His wallpaper, usually with the horizon on eye height, can be seen in Elswout, near Haarlem and in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe.