Facts: - death place: amsterdam , netherlands - alt: portrait painting of cornelis apostool holding a book - training: hendrik meijer - caption: portrait charles howard hodges of cornelis apostool -lrb- ca. 1816 -rrb- by - birth name: cornelis apostool - death date: 10 february 1844 - field: painting , drawing , engraving - birth date: 6 august 1762 - name: cornelis apostool - image size: 250px - nationality: dutch , 5 -rrb- , french -lrb- 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - image: cornelis hodges.jpg apostool -lrb- 1762-1844 -rrb- , by charles howard - birth place: amsterdam , dutch republic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cornelis apostool .
cornelis apostool -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 6 august 1762 -- 10 february 1844 -rrb- was a dutch artist , diplomat , and museum director .