Henriëtte Geertruida Knip

In 1802, she followed him to Paris and took lessons from the flower painter Gerard van Spaendonck. She became a successful painter and spent summers in Haarlem painting the flowers of the various flower companies, and she spent winters in Amsterdam teaching ladies how to paint. In 1824 she went back again to Paris to take lessons from the artist Jan Frans van Dael. When her brother began to go blind, she was able to support his family as well as herself. She never married and died in Haarlem. Her work is sometimes confused with that of her niece Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, whose works generally contain animals.

The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are floral. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Amsterdam and Haarlem. Work by Henriëtte Geertruida Knip is recorded in the collections of Noordbrabants Museum and Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen.

• Name — Henriette Geertruida Knip • Born — 19 July 1783 • Birthplace — Tilburg, Netherlands • Died — 29 May 1843 • Place of death — Haarlem, Netherlands • Field — Painting • Illustration — Flowers in a Vase (1830) • Illustration — Primula