Andries Van Den Berg

Place: The Hague (City)

Born: 1852

Death: 1944

Biography:

Andries van den Berg was a painter, draftsperson, and lithographer born on 1852-05-19 at The Hague (city) and deceased on 1944-02-14 in The Hague (city). He was known for his self-portrait collection and was a Den Haag 1852-1944 artist. He was also known for his portrait of Cornelis Theodorus Elout, a Dutch statesman who instituted the landrente tax system in the Dutch East Indies in 1816, and in 1819 promulgated the new Regeringsreglement for that colony together with his colleagues Godert van der Capellen and Arnold Adriaan Buyskes, while also reforming the coinage. After his return to the Netherlands, he served as Minister of Finance, Industry, Colonies, and the Navy. He was instrumental in founding the Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappij. He opposed the introduction of the Cultuurstelsel in the East Indies, but was overruled, and resigned in protest.