Jan Derk Huibers

Jan Derk Huibers (27 December 1829, Deventer – 7 April 1918, Zeist) was a Dutch painter, graphic artist, and art teacher.

[1] He was the son of Jan Derk Huibers, a merchant, and his wife, Maria Elisabet née Fonck.

His artistic education began with evening classes at the local drawing school, where his teacher was Jacob Jansen Vredenburg [nl].

In 1868, he became a teacher at the drawing school operated by the Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen, a charitable organization.

That same year, he married Elisabet Gerarda Hendriks, and began participating in the Exhibition of Living Masters.