Geertruydt Roghman (1625, in

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painter, engraver, and printmaker.

Biography

Roghman was born in Amsterdam, the daughter of the engraver Henrick Lambertsz Roghman and Maria Jacobs Savery. According to the RKD she was the oldest sister of Roelant and

Magdalena Roghman Magdalena Roghman (1637 – 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver. Biography She was born in Amsterdamas the sister of Geertruydt and Roelant Roghman.Roelant Savery Roelant Savery (or ''Roeland(t) Maertensz Saverij'', or ''de Savery'', or many variants; 1576 – buried 25 February 1639) was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter. Life Savery was born in Kortrijk. Like so many other artists, he belonge ...

through her mother.Geertruydt Roghman
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She probably worked in her father's workshop and in her short life did not produce a large body of work. She is best known for the 14 prints based on sketches by her brother Roelant that were published in Amsterdam by

Claes Jansz Visscher Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in Amsterdam would be p ...

called ''Pleasant Landscapes or amusing scenes drawn from life by Roelant Rogman''."Plaisante Landschappen ofte vermakelijcke Gesichten na 't Leven geteekent door Roelant Rogman", ca. 1645-1650Geertruydt Roghman
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These scenes sold well throughout the latter half of the 17th century and early 18th century and served as inspiration to landscape painters. She is also known for original work; a series of 5 prints she engraved herself of women working in interiors.

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Geertruydt Roghman
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