Paul Joseph Gabriël
Illustration — Portrait of Gabriël by Woutherus Mol, 1818, now in the Rijksmuseum • Illustration — Cenotaph of Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam Paul Joseph Gabriël (11 July 1784 – 31 December 1833) was a Dutch painter and sculptor. He was born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, where he learned sculpture from his father and Canova, and devoted himself principally to that branch of art; but he at first practised miniature painting, and in his twentieth year proceeded to Paris specially to improve himself therein. In 1820 he was made a member of the Institute at Amsterdam, and director of the Royal Academy there.
Also recorded as Paulus Joseph Gabriël
Paul Joseph Gabriël

Woutherus Mol · 1. Geheugen van Nederland 2. Geheugen van Nederland · Public domain
- Born
- 1784 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1833 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic · Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · medalist
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- portrait
- Languages
- Dutch
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Born at Amsterdam in 1784, died in Amsterdam in 1833.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Paris and Rome. Work by Paul Joseph Gabriël is recorded in the collections of Het Scheepvaartmuseum and Rijksmuseum.
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