Answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: amsterdam , netherlands    - alt: portrait of jan willem pieneman    - caption: portrait by his son nicolaas pieneman of jan willem pieneman -lrb- 1860 -rrb- painted    - death date: 8 april 1853    - field: painting      - birth date: 4 november 1779    - name: jan willem pieneman    - image size: 250px    - image: jan willem pieneman02.jpg    - birth place: abcoude , dutch republic   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jan willem pieneman .
Answer:
jan willem pieneman -lrb- ; 4 november 1779 -- 8 april 1853 -rrb- was a painter from the northern netherlands .