Petronella van Woensel (14 May 1785 – 12 November 1839) was a

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painter and a graphic artist. Woensel was born in

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and became a pupil of the flower painters

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (20 November 1782 The Hague – 11 July 1861 Paris), was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography According to the RKD he was a son and pupil of the painters Jan van Os and Susanna de la ...

and

Jan van Os Jan van Os (23 February 1744 – 7 February 1808) was a Dutch painter and a member of the renowned Van Os family of artists. Biography Van Os was born in Middelharnis. He was taught by Aert Schouman in The Hague, where he would spend the rest o ...

.Woensel in the

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She is known for her flower paintings and from 1822 was an honorary member of the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten. There exist also sets of drawings and etchings by her hand, many of them are copy after other masters. She died in the arms of her best friend and colleague,

Maria Margaretha van Os Maria Margaretha van Os (November 15, 1779 – November 17, 1862), was a 19th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography She was born in The Hague as the daughter of the painters Jan van Os and Susanna de la Croix. She ...

.Petronella van Woensel
in the

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Woensel died in

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* 1785 births 1839 deaths People from Raalte Dutch women painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub