Jacob Abels

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

  1. 1 2 Bryan
  2. 1 2 3 "Berigten en Nederlingen". De Nederlandsche spectator. 22 September 1866.

Attribution:

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Abels, Jacobus Theodorus". In Graves, Robert Edmund. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.


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