Ferdinand van Apshoven - Peasants on a country road

Ferdinand van Apshoven the Younger or Ferdinand van Apshoven IIName variations: Ferdinand van Abshoven (II), Ferdinand van Abtshoven (II) (Baptized on 1 March 1630 – buried on 3 April 1694) was a

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painter and

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. He painted mainly

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of peasants and taverns in the style of David Teniers the Younger.Ferdinand van Apshoven (II)
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He was the brother of the better known painter Thomas van Apshoven who was also a follower of David Teniers.

Life

Ferdinand van Apshoven the Younger was born in Antwerp as the son of

Ferdinand van Apshoven the Elder Ferdinand van Apshoven, 'the elder,' is recorded to have been baptized at Antwerp, on 17 May 1576. In 1592–93 he entered the atelier An atelier () is the private workshop or studio of a professional artist in the fine or decorative art ...

and Leonora Wijns. His father was a painter who had studied with Adam van Noort and had become a master of the Antwerp

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in 1596. No paintings by his father are known.Frans Jozef Peter Van den Branden, ''Geschiedenis der Antwerpsche schilderschool'', Antwerpen, 1883, pp. 1027–1028 Ferdinand had 7 siblings of whom his brother Thomas was a successful painter of genre scenes. He is believed to have studied with his father and some sources insist that he also was a pupil of David Teniers the Younger. He travelled abroad since it is reported that he was abroad when his father died on 8 November 1654. Upon his return to Antwerp in 1657 he was registered as a master painter and art dealer in the Guild in the capacity of a wijnmeester' (son of a master). He married Josine Overstraeten (also referred to as Josina van Overstraeten) in the St. Walburga Church on 20 January 1657. The couple had two sons and three daughters. Their youngest son Willem (baptized 5 September 1664 in the St. Walburga Church) was enrolled in the Antwerp guild as a pupil of Joseph de la Morlet, but was never registered as a master. Van Apshoven was captain of the local

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(civil militia) from 13 December 1664 to 8 August 1679. Van Apshoven's wife died in the year 1669 or 1670.P. Rombouts en T. van Lerius, ''De liggeren en andere historische archieven der Antwerpsche sint Lucasgilde listing archives from 1453-1615''
Antwerp, 1872, pp. 284, 399 The painter Balthasar-Lucas Boel became on 26 November 1674 guardian of the children of Ferdinand van Apshoven and the late Josina van Overstraeten. In 1675 Ferdinand van Apshoven was together with Balthasar-Lucas Boel a guardian of the children of the late Louys du Pré.Balthasar-Lucas Boel
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He became dean of the Guild between 18 September 1678 and 18 September 1679 but the function was in fact performed by Martin Verhulst (I). When he died he lived in a house on the Blouwhantse Ruy in Antwerp. Ferdinand van Apshoven - Drinkers and smokers in an interior

Ferdinand van Apshoven - Drinkers and smokers in an interior

His pupils include Melsen de Grée (or Melchior de Gra).

Work

Van Apshoven was mainly active as an art dealer. His known works are in the style and treat the same genre subjects as David Teniers the younger. Some of his works have been attributed erroneously to Teniers.Jane P. Davidson, ''David Teniers The Younger'', Routledge, 2019 Van Apshoven is particularly known for his scenes of peasants, tavern interiors, rural landscapes and

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s. He may also have painted still lifes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Apshoven, Ferdinand van 2 1630 births 1694 deaths Flemish Baroque painters Flemish genre painters Flemish art dealers Painters from Antwerp Sibling artists