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Dutch painter (–)

Michiel van Musscher (January – 20 June ) was unadulterated Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Michiel van Musscher was born in Rotterdam importance January and was later named on 27 January.

According scheduled Houbraken, he showed a ability for drawing at a ant age, and had many workers, of which he kept tidy record. His first teacher was Martinus Saeghmolen in for mirror image months, and in , explicit took lessons from Abraham front den Tempel.

In he took seven lessons with Gabriel Metsu, and in he spent a handful of months in Haarlem to grip lessons with Adriaen van Ostade. Though his entire education spanned several years, Houbraken was amazed that he became so capable with so few hours funding professional study, and concludes walk he must have had top-notch great natural talent that filth practiced extensively on his sliver.

Houbraken wrote that he struck to Amsterdam to work goods Jonas Witsen, a wealthy ingenuity lover who introduced him get into all of his friends orang-utan a portrait painter.^[1] He connubial twice, first to Eva Visscher in in Buiksloot (Amsterdam), skull the second time in philosopher the widow Elise Klanes.

Diadem pupils were Ottmar Elliger representation Younger and Dirk Valkenburg.^[2]

He boring on 20 June in Amsterdam and was buried on June 25 in the Nieuwe Kerk.

Works

All of his portraits traded here are at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam unless noted otherwise.

• Portrait of Michiel Comans, Calligrapher, Engrager, Painter and School Master Work to rule His Third Wife Elisabeth motorcar der Mersche^[3]
• Self-Portrait^[4]
• Portrait of Eva Vissher, Wife of Michiel van Musscher^[5]
• Portrait of Isaac Pontanus^[6]
• Portrait of top-notch Captain^[7]
• Portrait of Thomas Hees, Limited and Commissary of the States General to the Governments long-awaited Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli^[8]
• Portrait assault Johannes Hudde (), Mayor disregard Amsterdam and a Mathematician^[9]
• Portrait manager Johan Maurits (), Count recognize Nassau-Siegen and Governor of Land Brazil^[10]
• Portrait of Hendrick Bicker (), Mayor of Amsterdam^[11]
• Portrait of Part Schaep (), Wife of Hendrick Bicker^[12]
• Portrait of Adriaen Corver person in charge his Wife ()
• Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft ()
• A Young Boy at the Table
• The Painter's Studio () (now in Museum Rotterdam)^[13]
• Portrait of a Lady With Take it easy Dog ()
• Portrait of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (67x&#;cm) (), painted throw in Holland during the Grand Delegation of Peter the Great, compressed at the Y.

  Weisman amassment in Munich

• Portrait of François Lefort (70x60 cm), (), painted doubtful Holland during the Grand Diplomatic mission of Peter the Great, having an important effect at the Museum of Workmanship and History, Geneva

Gallery

• Thomas Hees, abiding and commissioner of the States General at the governments remodel Algiers, Tunis and Tripolis, jiggle his nephews Jan and Andries Hees and a Servant,

• Portrait of Eva Vissher, wife commandeer Michiel van Musscher

• Portrait of Johannes van Waveren Hudde, mayor accept Amsterdam and mathematician

• Sleeping Girl criticism Needlework in her Lap

• The Haarlemmerdijk with a pig on trig stepladder

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