Jan Abel Wassenbergh [SEP] date of death
Jan Abel Wassenbergh
Jan Abel Wassenbergh (18 January 1689, Groningen – ca. 20 July 1750, Groningen), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography.
According to Jan van Gool and the RKD he first studied law and then took drawing lessons from Jan van Dieren (of whom Van Gool had never heard of). Meeting with success, Wassenbergh travelled to Rotterdam in 1712 where he became a pupil of Adriaen van der Werff. He married Johanna van Oijen after returning to Groningen
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh
Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh (1729, Groningen – 1781, Groningen) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography.
According to Jan van Gool, she followed her father Jan Abel Wassenbergh in his art, while her sister became good at embroidering fruit and flowers.
According to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), she was the daughter of Jan Abel Wassenbergh (I). She is known for miniatures and genre works. A self-portrait by her dated 1754