Brussel, Paul Theodor van 1754-1795 enWP 01

Paul Theodor van Brussel (1754–1795), was a Dutch flower painter. He was born at

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, near

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, in 1754, a scholar of Jean Augustin, and of Hendrik Meyer of

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. He was first employed in the manufacture of

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, but afterwards devoted his attention entirely to nature, and became one of the best fruit and flower painters of his time. His later pictures are his best, and are to be found in some of the richest collections. He died at Amsterdam in 1795.

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* 1754 births 1795 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Flower artists People from Lopik {{Netherlands-painter-stub