Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh (1729, Groningen – 1781, Groningen)[1] was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh | |
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Self-portrait 1754 | |
Born | Groningen, Netherlands | May 29, 1729 29-5-1729
Died | 1781 (aged -169–-168) Groningen, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse(s) | Jan Tiddo Fockens (m. after 1778) |
Biography
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh. |
- "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
- Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenberg in the RKD
- Information about sale of 1754 self-portrait to Wassenbergh/Carré descendant in 1800
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