Abraham Van Strij
18th-century Dutch painter from Dordrecht
Abraham van Strij was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Van Strij was born and died in Dordrecht. According to the RKD he was the son of Leendert and the brother of Jacob. Both he and his brother were pupils of his father, and after taking lessons from Joris Ponse, Abraham joined his father's workshop. He was a member of the Dordrecht Guild of St. Luke and later its director. His son Abraham II also became a painter, and besides his son, he and his brother took on pupils after taking over their father's workshop. Their pupils were Pieter Rudolph Kleijn, Johannes van Lexmond, Jacob de Meijer, Johannes Rutten, Johannes Schoenmakers, Johannes Christiaan Schotel, and Gillis Smak Gregoor.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Johannes van Lexmond Master
- Jacob de Meijer Master
- Johannes Christiaan Schotel Student
- Jacob van Strij Student
Parent child
- Abraham II Parent
- Jacob van Strij Child
Artworks by this artist (17 total)
- Seated Man with Stick 19th century
- Hirten mit Rinder- und Schafherde in hügeliger Landschaft
- Seated Woman
- Interior with a maid, a girl with a dog, and a map of dordrecht
- Zittende vrouw met een koperen ketel 1763 - 1826
- Holländische Landschaft mit Rinderherde und Fuhrkarren
- Parents Teaching Their Daughter a Song early 19th century
- A Cherry Vendor at the Door 1816
- Zwei schlafende Hirten, der linke in starker Verkürzung
- Fishmonger and Maid at a Door 1789 [-] 1799
- The Caldron Scrubber 1808 - 1810
- Interieurscène met schrijvende man aan een lessenaar 1763 - 1826
- Winter Landscape with Skaters and Sledges on the Ice, a Bridge and a Mill behind
- Man with Fur Hat and Pipe 1763 - 1826
- The Housewife 1800 - 1811
- The Drawing Lesson c. 1790 - c. 1809
- Zittende jager met bontmuts, speer en weitas 1763 - 1826