Elisabeth Barbara Schmetterling Explained

Elisabeth Barbara Schmetterling (baptized 6 December 1801^[1]  - 12 November 1882) was a Dutch artist.^{[2] [3]}

Life and career

The daughter of Antonia Blom and miniaturist, she was born in Amsterdam and grew up there. She was educated in art by her father. She first worked in printmaking, showing her prints at (Exhibitions by Living Masters). She also provided illustrations for children's books and the Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/nederlandsche-muzen-almanak/, an almanac. Around 1830, she began working on miniatures, doing portraits and copies of works by masters from the 17th century.^[2]

Schmetterling died in Amsterdam at the age of 80.^[2]

Her work is included in the collection of the Rijksmuseum^[4] and the .^[2]

See also

• List of Dutch painters

Notes and References

1. From Klarenbeek: the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) shows her date of birth as 30 November 1804
2. Web site: Schmetterling, Elisabeth Barbara (1801-1882) . Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland . Klarenbeek . Hanna . nl.
3. Web site: Elisabeth Barbara Schmetterling . Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) . nl.
4. Web site: Search in Rijksstudio . Rijksmuseum.