Margaretha Wulfraet
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Margaretha Wulfraet was an 18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
who travelled to Frankfurt and became a respected portrait painter, painting many visiting dignitaries and important citizens. He reached a great age, and was able to teach his daughter Margaret his art, which she performed well. Houbraken was planning on devoting a page to her memory, but he never got around to it, since he died before he reached her birth year in his three-volume work on biographical sketches of painters of the Netherlands.
According to the RKD she learned to paint from her father Mathijs and moved to Amsterdam with him in 1681. She was influenced by Caspar Netscher
and is known for portraits, landscapes, and genre works (though no landscapes by her are known today, these were recorded in her workshop).
Biography
According to Houbraken she was the daughter of Matthijs WulfraetMatthijs Wulfraet
Mathijs Wulfraet , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was born on New Year's Eve between midnight and one in the morning. His father, who came from Germany and was a language teacher and doctor, wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and sent him to Latin school...
who travelled to Frankfurt and became a respected portrait painter, painting many visiting dignitaries and important citizens. He reached a great age, and was able to teach his daughter Margaret his art, which she performed well. Houbraken was planning on devoting a page to her memory, but he never got around to it, since he died before he reached her birth year in his three-volume work on biographical sketches of painters of the Netherlands.
According to the RKD she learned to paint from her father Mathijs and moved to Amsterdam with him in 1681. She was influenced by Caspar Netscher
Caspar Netscher
Caspar Netscher was a Dutch portrait and genre painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern Netherlands.-Life:...
and is known for portraits, landscapes, and genre works (though no landscapes by her are known today, these were recorded in her workshop).