School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Born: 1726, The Netherlands, Weesp   Died: 1798, The Netherlands

Printmaker, merchant and art collector. He was the son of the Dutch painter Cornelis Troost (1696-1750). Van Amsel's art collection was one of the most important in the Netherlands, and included about fifty works by Rembrandt as well as works by Jacob de Wit (1695-1754) and da Vinci. He was co-founder of the Felix Meritis

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

[Dutch coastal scene with boats, figures, and a castle on an island] PR305 Prints




 
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