Frederik Engel, known as Freek Engel (3 November 1872 – 8 November 1958), was a Dutch painter.
Biography Engel was born in Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands, the son of Jacob Engel and his wife Neeltje (née Kok).Wiewaswie.nl: birth registration He trained at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, but worked also as a photographer until about 1905, when he was able to work on painting full-time.Stephen Wachlin, Dimphéna Steffen, 2011: Photographers in the Netherlands: a survey of commercial photographers born before 1900, vol. 1, p. 156 (as: Engel JBzn, Frederik) Later in his career he moved to Zutphen, where he died. He was versatile in his choice of subjects, which included landscapes, seascapes and portraits, but is best known for his traditional landscapes, mostly with cattle, in the Dutch tradition.Henk J. Heijnen, 2009: Freek Engel (1872–1958): een wereld van weiden en water. Wormerveer: Stichting Uitgeverij Noord-Holland, 180 pp.,
His work was part of the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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