Tobias Stranover Explained

Tobias Stranover
Birth Date:1684
Birth Place:Hermannstadt, Transylvania, Habsburg Empire
Death Date:1756
Death Place:London
Nationality:German

Tobias Stranover or Toby Stranovius (1684–1756) was a Transylvanian Saxon born painter (1684–after 1731).Stranover was born in Hermannstadt but travelled to Germany, the Netherlands, and England, where he stayed. He is registered in Hamburg, Hermannstadt, Amsterdam and London.[1] He became a follower of the bird painter Melchior d'Hondecoeter and presumably also Jakob Bogdány, whose daughter Elisabeth he married.

Stranover died in London.

Notes and References

  1. Tobias Stranover in the RKD