, ▁as ▁Princess ▁and ▁Queen . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁se xt on ▁at ▁Der ▁A a - ker k . ▁He ▁showed ▁an ▁early ▁apt itude ▁for ▁art ▁and , ▁against ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁his ▁parents , ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Academ ie ▁Min erva ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁J . H . ▁E gen berger . After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁spent ▁another ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( Ant werp ). ▁Later , ▁he ▁took ▁private ▁less ons ▁in ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁Al ma - T ade ma . ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁stay ▁in ▁Paris , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁G ron ingen ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Academ ie ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁but , ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons , ▁re located ▁to ▁The ▁H ague ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁court ▁painter ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁still ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁Het ▁L oo . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁an ▁illustrated ▁album ▁called ▁Hor se ▁R aces ▁was ▁published , ▁containing ▁ 4 0 ▁l ith ograph s ▁of ▁E er el man ' s ▁paint ings ▁by ▁Richard ▁Sch o en