Dutch, 1645-1705
Dutch painter and printmaker. According to Houbraken, van Musscher received his eclectic artistic training in Amsterdam, studying first with the history painter Martinus Zaagmolen (c. 1620-69) in 1660, then with Abraham van den Tempel in 1661, followed by lessons with Gabriel Metsu in 1665. He completed his studies in 1667 in the studio of Adriaen van Ostade. The following year van Musscher returned briefly to Rotterdam before settling permanently in Amsterdam. Related Paintings of Musscher, Michiel van :. | Primavera (mk36) | Crossing the Elbe at Aussig | Landscape near Zaandam | Composer Modest Mussorgsky | la mort de gericault | Related Artists:
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Pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
12x16in
30.5x40.6cm
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