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{{Short description|Dutch painter (1697–1756)}}

'''Bernardus Accama''' (1697–1756) was an 18th-century [[Netherlands|Dutch]] historical and portrait painter.

He was born in [[Friesland]], possibly in [[Burum, Friesland|Burum]], the son of Aeltje Boetes Nievelt<ref>[http://tresoar.nl/freegjesam/as_web.exe?dregio03+D+12260196 ]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Simon Accama, the local church minister. He was christened on 12 July 1697 at Burum. He lived much of his life in [[Leeuwarden]]. He worked for and executed commissions for [[William IV, Prince of Orange]]. However, much of his work was lost during the [[Campaigns of 1795 in the French Revolutionary Wars|Revolution of 1795]]. He was the brother and instructor of the painter [[Matthijs Accama]].

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CampegiusVitringaJr.jpg|{{ill|Campegius Vitringa (1693-1723)|nl}}
WillemLoré.jpg|{{ill|Willem Loré|nl}}
Bernardus (I) Accama - Familieportret van hofarchitect Coulon - S2008-031 - Fries Museum.jpg|Coulon family
Bernardus (I) Accama - Portret van Maria Libora van Haersma - S00583D - Fries Museum.jpg|Maria Libora van Haersma
Accama Anna van Hannover.jpg|''[[Anna van Hannover]], princess of Orange-Nassau'' (1736)
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==References==
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* Bernard Accama ({{circa|1697}}–1756), portraitist of the Frisian elite; Heerenveen: Museum Willem van Haren; 1989

==External links==
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[[Category:1697 births]]
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[[Category:18th-century Dutch painters]]
[[Category:18th-century Dutch male artists]]
[[Category:Dutch male painters]]
[[Category:Dutch history painters]]
[[Category:Dutch portrait painters]]
[[Category:People from Kollumerland]]
[[Category:Artists from Leeuwarden]]
[[Category:Frisian painters]]


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