Abraham Busschop
Dutch painter
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Abraham Busschop or Abraham Bisschop (1670, Dordrecht – 1729, Middelburg), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
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According to Houbraken he was the son of the Cornelis Bisschop and the brother of Jacobus.[1]
According to the RKD he became a member of the Middelburg Guild of St. Luke in 1715.[2] He is known for still lifes and bird and animal pieces.[2]
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References
- ^ (in Dutch) Abraham Busschop Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b Abraham Busschop in the RKD
Notes
- Ceiling piece in the Dordrecht Museum
- Abraham Busschop on Artnet