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Herman Henstenburgh

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Herman Henstenburgh(1667, inHoorn– 1726, in Hoorn), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

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According toJohan van Goolhe was very good at copying prints and copied the watercolours ofPieter Holstein,which were so good that his parents let him become a pupil ofJohannes Bronkhorstin 1683.[1]Bronckhorst was able to live by his paintings, but supplemented his income with his work on the side as pastrybaker until his death, and Henstenburgh clearly learned this business from him as well, because he took over this business when Bronckhorst died.[1]His portrait was drawn in the album ofJoanna KoertenbyNicolaas Verkoljewith a poem by Feitema.[1]

Bouquet, 1700,Städelsches Kunstinstitut

According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Johannes Bronckhorst and is known for fruit and flower still lifes, with a specialty in insects and birds.[2]

References

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  1. ^abcNieuwe SchouburgonGoogle books(Edition from 1750), p 248
  2. ^Herman Henstenburghin theRKD