Pieter Barbiers (painter)
Pieter Barbiers | |
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 Portrait of Pieter Barbiers | |
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| Died | 7 September 1780  |
| Occupation | Painter |
Pieter Antonszoon (abbr. Antonsz.) Barbiers (bapt. 23 April 1717 – 7 September 1780) was a Dutch artist. He is also referred to as Pieter Barbiers I, to distinguish him from his descendants with the same name.
Biography
He was born and died in Amsterdam. He painted scenery for theatres in Amsterdam, Leiden, and other cities.[1] Another picture representing the conflagration of the former in the year 1772 has been engraved by C. Bagerts.
His sons Bartholomeus Barbiers and Pieter Pietersz Barbiers were also painters.
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Rose, Hugh James (1857). "Barbiers, Peter". A New General Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 3 BAH–BEE. London: B. Fellowes et al. p. 151.
External links
Media related to Pieter Barbiers (I) at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographic data in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD)
- Artworks by or after Pieter Barbiers at the Art UK site