About Abraham Staphorst
Lived 1638 – 1696 (aged 57–58). Abraham Staphorst was a Dutch painter.
Abraham Staphorst, or Staphortius (ca. 1638, Edam – 1696, Dordrecht), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography According to Houbraken he was a good portrait painter and the son of Johannes Staphortius, a well known preacher of Dordrecht, whose portrait he often sketched with chalk or charcoal on the walls of the taverns he visited with the remark, "Do you want to see my father?".
According to the RKD he moved to Dordrecht in 1643. He visited Rome as a young man, and worked in London, The Hague, Amsterdam, and Norwich before settling in Dordrecht.
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Who was Abraham Staphorst?
Dutch Golden Age painter. (1638-1696)
When was Abraham Staphorst born?
Abraham Staphorst was born in 1638 in Edam.
When did Abraham Staphorst die?
Abraham Staphorst died in 1696 in Dordrecht.
What was Abraham Staphorst's occupation?
Abraham Staphorst was a painter.
What nationality was Abraham Staphorst?
Abraham Staphorst was Dutch.
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