Abraham Rademaker. Abraham Rademaker was a Dutch painter, draftsman, printmaker and dealer.
He mainly produced topographically tinted drawings and painted landscapes. Certain buildings and landscapes could also be supplied to order.
His father, Frederik Rademaker, was a glazier. Abraham was married to Maria Rosekrans and he was unchurched.
In his youth he was always busy with drawing with such tedious patience and unusual anguish that he sat in the house for months at a time without going out. He taught himself the trade, without a teacher, and Naeulyks he was able to decorate shelves with great buildings, beautiful ruins, beautiful insects and animals, and also with all kinds of birds.
His work was in great demand in the 18th century, as there were many collectors of topographical images. While city descriptions and views were especially popular in the 17th century, in the 18th century the emphasis was on castles, country estates and ruins in the countryside. The books with prints by him published since 1725 were especially popular. This includes the Cabinet der Nederlandse Oudheeden en gesigten containing three hundred art plates. In total he drew about 700 castles. Private individuals eventually sold these prints again and, via detours, much of his work ended up in public museum collections during the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1750 his biography was included in De Nieuwe Schouburg der Nederl
He mainly produced topographically tinted drawings and painted landscapes. Certain buildings and landscapes could also be supplied to order.
His father, Frederik Rademaker, was a glazier. Abraham was married to Maria Rosekrans and he was unchurched.
In his youth he was always busy with drawing with such tedious patience and unusual anguish that he sat in the house for months at a time without going out. He taught himself the trade, without a teacher, and Naeulyks he was able to decorate shelves with great buildings, beautiful ruins, beautiful insects and animals, and also with all kinds of birds.
His work was in great demand in the 18th century, as there were many collectors of topographical images. While city descriptions and views were especially popular in the 17th century, in the 18th century the emphasis was on castles, country estates and ruins in the countryside. The books with prints by him published since 1725 were especially popular. This includes the Cabinet der Nederlandse Oudheeden en gesigten containing three hundred art plates. In total he drew about 700 castles. Private individuals eventually sold these prints again and, via detours, much of his work ended up in public museum collections during the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1750 his biography was included in De Nieuwe Schouburg der Nederl
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