Elisabeth Johanna Koning (1 March 1816 – 25 June 1887) was a

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still life painter. Elisabeth Johanna Koning - Pronkstilleven op marmeren plint - 1841 - 14577

Biography

Koning was born in

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and was a pupil of Henriette Ronner-Knip.Elisabeth Johanna Koning in the DVN She was something of a

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and at age 9 was honored by having her animal drawings on show at the 1825 ''Tentoonstelling Nationale Nijverheid'' (National Industrial show) in Haarlem.Blank sample Diploma
for participants such as Koning of the ''Tentoonstelling Nationale Nijverheid'' in Haarlem in 1825 in the collection of the

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In 1844 she was made honorary member of

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and a year later she was named member of the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. In 1859 she married the ship captain Sybrand Stapert and accompanied him on a trip to Indonesia, and her drawings of sea life from this trip granted her an honorary membership in the Naturalist's club of Indonesia, but the couple returned to the Netherlands later the same year and settled in Groningen. After her marriage she signed works "EJS geb. K" (short for ''Elisabeth Johanna Stapert, born Koning''). Her Indonesian botanical work is often seen as her most important legacy, but her flower paintings were awarded prizes and purchased by public collections in her lifetime. Koning died in

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. Since she was active in international shows from an early age and married late in life, she is better known under her maiden name.

References

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External links

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1816 births 1887 deaths Painters from Haarlem Dutch women painters Flower artists 19th-century Dutch women artists 19th-century Dutch painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub