Jacob Abels
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An Extensive River Scene with Sailboat, Rademakers Collection
Jacobus Theodorus "Jacob" Abels (1803–1866) was a Dutch painter.
Life[]
Abels was born in Amsterdam in 1803. He was a pupil of the animal painter Jan van Ravenswaay. In 1826 Abels had visited Germany, and on his return settled at the Hague.[1] His wife was the daughter of P.G. Os.[2] Between 1849 and 1853 he lived in Haarlem and later he moved to Arnhem.[2]
He was especially noted for his paintings of moonlit landscapes. The Museum at Haarlem has works by him.[1]
Abels died at Abcoude on 11 June 1866.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bryan
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lindo, Mark Prager; Mulder, Lodewijk; Keller, Gerard; Vosmaer, Carel (22 September 1866). "Berigten en Nederlingen". De Nederlandsche spectator.
Attribution:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Abels, Jacobus Theodorus". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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- 1803 births
- 1866 deaths
- Artists from Amsterdam
- 19th-century Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters
- Dutch painter stubs