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Rachel Ruysch
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rachael Ruysh, Rachel Ruich, Rachel Pool, Rachael Ruisch, Rachel Ruysh, Rachel Ruijsch, Rachael Ruych, Juffrouw Rachel Ruys Pool
Dutch artist (1664–1750)
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Rachel Ruysch was a Dutch painter and draftsperson born in The Hague in 1664. She specialized in still life works and served as a court painter. Her training included studies under Willem van Aelst and Maria Sibylla Merian. Ruysch was a member of the Confrerie Pictura and worked in The Hague, Amsterdam, and Düsseldorf.
She was the daughter of Frederik Ruysch and sister to Anna Ruysch. Ruysch was married to Juriaen Pool. She died in Amsterdam in 1750. Her artworks are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Ashmolean Museum. She is described in sources such as *The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters* and *Women Painters of the World*.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rachel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- The Hague
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Spouse
- Juriaen Pool
- Father
- Frederik Ruysch
- Sibling
- Anna Ruysch
- Occupation
- draftsperson
- Position held
- court painter
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Student of
- Maria Sibylla Merian
- Field of work
- painting
- Movement
- Rococo
- Image
- Portrait of Rachel Ruysch by Godfried Schalcken.jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- Commons category
- Rachel Ruysch
- date of death
- 1750-08-12
- Commons Creator page
- Rachel Ruysch
- member of
- Confrerie Pictura
- Commons gallery
- Rachel Ruysch
- date of baptism
- 1664-06-03
- date of birth
- 1664-06-03
- catalog code
- 14
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Rachel Ruysch, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana