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Antonina Houbraken (30 May 1686 – December 1736) was an 18th-century
Antonina Houbraken was born on 30 May 1686 and baptized on 31 May 1686 in
Antonina was responsible for many of the topographical drawings for the albums of Andries and Gerrit Schoemaker, collectors of topographical prints and drawings. Her husband followed her style of drawing. It has only recently been discovered that many drawings previously attributed to her husband that are part of the collection Schoemaker are actually her work. The works signed with J.S. are now attributed to Antonina and those signed with J:St. to her husband. Whereas it is believed her husband did not make any outdoor drawings but mainly copied from others' works, Antonina is known to have made on-site drawings. Her drawings are regarded as more precise and detailed than those of her husband, and typically include human figures.
Three portrait drawings attributed to her are kept in the
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draughtswoman who is known for her many topographical drawings of Dutch sites. She also drew landscapes. She is recorded as a skilled portraitist.
Life
Antonina Houbraken was born on 30 May 1686 and baptized on 31 May 1686 in Dordrecht
Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...
in the Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography ...
. She was the daughter of painter and writer Arnold Houbraken and sister of the printmaker Jacob Houbraken
Jacobus Houbraken (25 December 1698 – 14 November 1780) was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken (1660–1719), whom he assisted in producing a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Gold ...
. It is assumed she learned to draw in her father's workshop.
She married Jacobus Stellingwerff in May 1723. Her husband was a draughtsman who provided topographical drawings to Brouërius van Nidek, a lawyer who was undertaking a project to map the entire Dutch Republic. For this purpose he collected topographical drawings. Stellingwerff also made topographical drawings for the albums of Andries and Gerrit Schoemaker, collectors of topographical prints and drawings. Antonina made a large portion of the drawings for Schoemaker. Stellingwerff died in December 1727 and Antonina continued at least until 1729 to supply drawings to Schoemaker.
Houbraken died in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, aged 50, and was buried on 12 December 1736.
Work
Houbraken assisted both her father and her brotherJacob
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with making designs for the prints that were included in her father's book on Netherlandish painters, ''The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters
''The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Paintresses'', or ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies with engraved portraits written by the 1 ...
''. She also provided designs for other print projects of her brother as well as of others such as Pieter Tanjé.
Antonina was responsible for many of the topographical drawings for the albums of Andries and Gerrit Schoemaker, collectors of topographical prints and drawings. Her husband followed her style of drawing. It has only recently been discovered that many drawings previously attributed to her husband that are part of the collection Schoemaker are actually her work. The works signed with J.S. are now attributed to Antonina and those signed with J:St. to her husband. Whereas it is believed her husband did not make any outdoor drawings but mainly copied from others' works, Antonina is known to have made on-site drawings. Her drawings are regarded as more precise and detailed than those of her husband, and typically include human figures.
Three portrait drawings attributed to her are kept in the Amsterdam City Archives
The Amsterdam City Archives ( nl, Stadsarchief Amsterdam) preserves documents pertaining to the history of Amsterdam and provides information about the city. With archives covering a shelf-length of about 50 kilometres, the Amsterdam City Archives ...
. It includes a '' Portrait of Mr. Joan Corver (1628–1716), Alderman and Mayor of Amsterdam'' dated to 1715.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...
and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located a ...
hold drawings attributed to her in their collections.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Houbraken, Antonina 1686 births 1736 deaths Artists from Dordrecht Dutch draughtsmen Dutch printmakers Dutch women artists Women printmakers