Rachel Ruysch
Rachel Ruysch | |
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Portrait of Rachel Ruysch by Godfried Schalcken | |
| Born | 3 June 1664 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 October 1750 (aged 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
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Rachel Ruysch (3 June 1664 – 12 October 1750) was a Dutch still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands. She specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime. Due to a long and successful career that spanned over six decades, she became the best documented female painter of the Dutch Golden Age.