Abraham Busschop or Abraham Bisschop (1670,

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– 1729,

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), was an 18th-century painter from the

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Biography

According to Houbraken he was the son of the

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and the brother of Jacobus.Abraham Busschop Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

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, courtesy of the

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According to the RKD he became a member of the Middelburg

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in 1715.Abraham Busschop
in the

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He is known for still lifes and bird and animal pieces.

References

Notes

Ceiling piece
in the Dordrecht Museum
Abraham Busschop
on

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