Abraham van der Hart
Illustration — Huis Barnaart on the Nieuwe Gracht, Haarlem Abraham van der Hart (1747 or 1757, Amsterdam – 1820, Amsterdam) was an 18th-century architect from the Northern Netherlands.
Abraham van der Hart
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- Born
- 1757 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1820 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic · Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- architect · city master builder · draftsperson · architectural drafter
- Known for
- Maagdenhuis · Gedenknaald Baarn
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Huis Barnaart on the Nieuwe Gracht, Haarlem Abraham van der Hart (1747 or 1757, Amsterdam – 1820, Amsterdam) was an 18th-century architect from the Northern Netherlands.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Maagdenhuis and Gedenknaald Baarn. Work by Abraham van der Hart is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Amsterdam Museum and Nieuwe Instituut.
According to the RKD he learned architecture and draughtsmanship from his father, Jan van der Hart, and became an architect specialized in Neoclassicism, who built the Hodson house, Villa Welgelegen and Barnaart house in Haarlem. In Amsterdam, he built the theatre De Kleine Komedie and redesigned the Trippenhuis in 1815–1817 to house an art and print cabinet that later merged with the Rijksmuseum. He was member of the Royal Institute, predecessor to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 1808.
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Abraham van der Hart is recorded as architect, city master builder, draftsperson and architectural drafter.
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1757
Abraham van der Hart born at Amsterdam.
1820
Abraham van der Hart died at Amsterdam.
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Literature
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Het Rijksmuseum in het Trippenhuis, 1814-1885 (II): de verbouwing van het Trippenhuis volgens de plannen van Abraham van der Hart, The Rijksmuseum Bulletin, 1981.
Meer dan Welgelegen: Abraham van der Hart en de familie Hope, Bulletin KNOB, 2008
Abraham van der Hart en de bouw van het stadhuis in Weesp, Bulletin KNOB, 2008
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