Sara Troost
Illustration — Portrait of Sara Troost by her father Cornelis Troost • Illustration — The Cherry Seller - watercolor after Jacob Ochtervelt, 1787 Sara Troost, or Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732–1803) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Also recorded as Sara Poos van Amstel · Sara Poos Van Amstel Troost · Sara Ploos van Amstel · Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732-1803)
Sara Troost
Cornelis Troost · Rijksmuseum Amsterdam · Public domain
- Born
- 1732 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1803 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Portrait of an unknown man
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Portrait of Sara Troost by her father Cornelis Troost • Illustration — The Cherry Seller - watercolor after Jacob Ochtervelt, 1787 Sara Troost, or Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732–1803) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
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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 Portrait of an unknown man. Work by Sara Troost is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Rijksmuseum.
Troost was born and died in Amsterdam. According to the RKD, she was the daughter of the painter Cornelis Troost and actress and embroiderer Susanna Maria van der Duyn. She was a teacher of her cousin Christina Chalon. She married the printer Jacob Ploos van Amstel, and her sister Elisabeth married his brother, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Like him, she is known for watercolor copies of 17th century artists.
Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Sara Troost
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- 1.RKD Research. rkd.nl.
- 2.Museum Digital, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2023
- 3.Sara Troost auf Huygens Instituut, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2023
- 4.Sara Troost auf pastellists, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2023
- 5.Sara Troost. boijmans.nl.
- 6.Het werd rumoerig in huis, Sara Troost, naar Cornelis Troost, 1769 - Rijksmuseum.
- 7.Sara Troost, Portret van Johanna Capelle, 1762. hart.amsterdam.
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