Anna de Frey
Anne Alida de Frey or Freij (September 24, 1768 – 1808) was a Dutch copyist, drawer and painter. De Frey was born in Amsterdam as the second child of a family of 3 daughters and two sons. The family was Roman Catholic.
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Anna de Frey
Aletta de Freij (1768-1808) · Website RKD · Public domain
- Name
- Anna Alida de Frey
- Born
- 24 September 1768
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam
- Died
- 1808
- Place of death
- Mannheim
- Known for
- copyist, painting
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Jacobus Johannes Lauwers from Bruges became the teacher of Anna and her younger brother Johannes Pieter de Frey, who became a printmaker, painter and publisher. Lauwers lived in their house for a short while and later married the eldest sister Maria Christina. On March 22, 1804, Anna Alida and Gerhard Pootmann had the banns published. She used herself on this occasion the names Anna Aletta. After their marriage (April 4, 1804) they appear to have moved to Mannheim.
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• Name — Anna Alida de Frey • Birth Name — Anna Alida de Frey • Born — 24 September 1768 • Birthplace — Amsterdam • Died — 1808 • Place of death — Mannheim • Known for — copyist, painting
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Anna de Frey was a specialist as copyist from Jan Steen, Gabriel Metsu and Emanuel de Witt. She preferred interiors and genre scenes and worked mostly in watercolours. Paintings in oil are rare. But in 1790 and 1810 there have been paintings from her hand for sale on auctions. Her copies were found in recommended art collections at her time, according to contemporaries Van Eijsden and Van der Willegen. They also stated that she was a teacher herself as well.
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1768
Anna de Frey was born on 24 September 1768.
1808
Anna de Frey died at Mannheim.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Anna Alida de Frey, Anna De Frey, Anne de Frey, Anna De Freij and Aletta de Frey. Her recorded language was Dutch.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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