# CRUQUIUS, Nicolaas Samuel

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1678–1754
- Profession: painter
- School: Dutch

## Biography

Nicolaas Samuel Cruquius \(Kruikius\), Dutch hydraulic engineer, land surveyor and amateur landscape painter. His original name was Nicolaas Kruik, but, like many well-educated men of his time, he Latinized his name to Nicolaus Samuel Cruquius. He was one of many promoters of a plan to pump the Haarlemmermeer \(Haarlem lake\) dry.

## Related artworks

- [Gardens on the Nieuwe Laan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cruquius-nicolaas-samuel-r54a08eeb51d949/gardens-on-the-nieuwe-laan-rbcaeb45255f6ba>)
- [Map of Delfland](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cruquius-nicolaas-samuel-r54a08eeb51d949/map-of-delfland-rb9f3b76e306afa>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)