Abraham Busschop
Illustration — Park landscape with guinea fowl, chicken and chicks, 1723 • Illustration — Ducks in a landscape, Abraham Busschop 1693 Abraham Busschop or Abraham Bisschop (1670, Dordrecht – 1729, Middelburg), was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Also recorded as Abraham Bisschop · Abraham Bussihop · Abraham de Bisschop · abraham bischop
Abraham Busschop
Abraham Busschop · Hampel Auctions, Munich, 25.03.2011, lot 323 · Public domain
- Born
- 1670 · Dordrecht.
- Died
- 1729 · Middelburg.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · decorator
- Fields
- still life · animal · portrait
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Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life, animal and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Goes and Middelburg. Work by Abraham Busschop is recorded in the collections of Dordrechts Museum and Chrysler Museum of Art.
• Illustration — Ceiling piece with birds (1708) According to Houbraken he was the son of the Cornelis Bisschop and the brother of Jacobus. According to the RKD he became a member of the Middelburg Guild of St. Luke in 1715. He is known for still lifes and bird and animal pieces.
Abraham Busschop, Abraham Bisschop - Siervogels en kuikens bij een fontein
Abraham Busschop · Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5985850 (sale 11936, lot 227, New York, 14 April 2016, page no more available)
Abraham Busschop, Abraham Bisschop - Vogels bij een ruïne
Abraham Busschop · Bonhams, London, 8 Jul 2015, lot 13
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