Egbert van Drielst (1745–1818)

• Was a Dutch painter. 
• He was born in Groningen.
• Van Drielst began his study of the painting in a factory in Groningen which produced mainly lacquered objects.
• He went to Haarlem, where he became an apprentice in the wallpaper factory of Jan Augustini.
• 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.
• In 1768 he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in Amsterdam.

• He often portrayed nature scenes of the Drenthe, in the north-east of the Netherlands.

• In 1790 he married a girl from Hoogeveen.

• 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.
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