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 Pieter 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 painted by him.[1]

Abels died at Abcoude on 11 June 1866.[2]

References

1. Bryan
2. 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). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

External links

1. Jacobus Theodorus Abels artworks (paintings, watercolours, drawings), biography, information and signatures