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Sara Troost, or Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732–1803) was an 18th-century painter from the
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1732 births 1803 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters Painters from Amsterdam 18th-century Dutch women painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub
Sara Troost, or Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732–1803) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795. It was a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands ...
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Biography
Troost was born and died inAmsterdam
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. According to the RKD, she was the daughter of the painter Cornelis Troost
Cornelis Troost (8 October 1696 – 7 March 1750) was a Dutch actor and painter from Amsterdam.
Troost was trained as an actor and married the actress Susanna Maria van der Duyn, but became a pupil of Arnold Boonen and gave up his career fo ...
and the teacher of her cousin Christina Chalon.Sarah Troostin the
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She married the printer Jacob Ploos van Amstel, and her sister Elisabeth married his brother, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Like him, she is known for watercolor copies of 17th century artists.
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1732 births 1803 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters Painters from Amsterdam 18th-century Dutch women painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub