Abrahamina Arnolda Louise Hubrecht, (1855–1913) was a Dutch painter, etcher, and

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Biography

Hubrecht was born 21 July 1855 in Rotterdam. She attended

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at The Hague and the State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. She married twice, in 1888 to

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(1818–1889), and in 1892 to Alphons Marie Antoine Joseph Grandmont (1837–1909). Her sister, (1865–1950) was also a painter. Hubrecht was a member of the

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and the

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. She exhibited her work at the

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at the 1893

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in Chicago, Illinois. Hubrecht died 5 November 1913 in

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, Britain. Her work is in the

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Gallery

File:Professor Franciscus Donders (1818-89). Fysioloog en oogheelkundige Rijksmuseum SK-A-2508.jpeg, Franciscus Donders (1818–1889), the Artist's first husband File:Alphons Marie Antoine Joseph Grandmont (1837-1909). Tweede echtgenoot van de schilderes, lesgevend aan twee Italiaanse meisjes Rijksmuseum SK-A-2794.jpeg, A. M. A. J. Grandmont (1837–1909), the Artist's second husband, Tutoring two Italian Girls Vioolspelend meisje en een man, RP-P-1910-3881.jpg, Playing violin Hubrecht, Rustend kind met pop, RP-P-1910-3879.tif, Child with doll

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubrecht, Bramine 1855 births 1913 deaths 19th-century Dutch painters 20th-century Dutch painters Painters from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch women painters 19th-century Dutch women painters