Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh | |
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 Self-portrait 1754 | |
| Born | May 29, 1729 29-5-1729 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 1781 (aged -169–-168) Groningen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse |
Jan Tiddo Fockens (m. 1778) |
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh (1729, Groningen – 1781, Groningen)[1] was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography[edit]
According to Jan van Gool, she followed her father Jan Abel Wassenbergh in his art, while her sister became good at embroidering fruit and flowers.[2]
According to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), she was the daughter of Jan Abel Wassenbergh (I).[3] She is known for miniatures and genre works.[3] A self-portrait by her dated 1754, was bought by the husband of a grand-niece at an auction sale in 1800.[4]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh.
- ^ a b "Wassenbergh, Elisabeth Geertruida". Digitale Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Huygens ING. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ (in Dutch) Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenberg in Jan van Gool's Nieuwe Schouburg, 1750, courtesy of the historici.nl
- ^ a b Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenberg in the RKD
- ^ Information about sale of 1754 self-portrait to Wassenbergh/Carré descendant in 1800
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