Jan Peter van Baurscheit the Elder (1669–1728) was a sculptor from the

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Elder was born in Wormersdorf as the son of the mayor there, and moved to

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, where he first apprenticed to the nephew of Pieter Verbrugghen the Elder,

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, and then joined the Guild of St. Luke as master sculptor in 1694.Jan Pieter Baurscheit (I) in the

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The next year he married Catharina Boets and their son Jan Pieter van Baurscheit the Younger became an architect. Baurscheit or ''Baurscheidt'' the Elder is known for religious works in various materials for churches around Antwerp. Elder died there and was buried in the Sint-Walburgiskerk, Antwerp. Works by him and his son are preserved in the collection of the

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.artwork records
in the museum
File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Een groepje van twee kinderen - Groupe de deux enfants, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Modello voor een tuinfontein- Modello pour une fontaine de jardin, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Ontwerp voor een titelblad (?) - Ébauche d'une page de titre (?), KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Ontwerp voor de linkerhelft van een altaar - Ébauche de la moitié gauche d'un autel, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Twee groepen van spelende kinderen op een voetstuk - Deux groupes d'enfants jouant, sur un socle, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Ontwerp voor een fontein met putti - Ébauche d'une fontaine avec putti, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Ontwerp voor een biechtstoel met lambrisering - Ébauche d'un confessionnal avec lambris, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Tuinbeeld- twee kinderen op een hoog voetstuk - Statue de jardin - deux enfants, sur un haut socle, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Hoofd van een wenend kind, met de rechterhand op de wang- Tête d'enfant pleurant, la main droite sur la joue, KBS-FRB.jpg File:Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Oudere, Staande engel met slang in de hand - de Voorzichtigheid.- Ange en position debout, tenant un serpent à la main - la Prudence, KBS-FRB.jpg

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baurscheit, Jan Pieter van, the Elder 1669 births 1728 deaths People from Jülich Flemish sculptors (before 1830) Painters from Antwerp