Michiel Musscher

Background

Michiel van Musscher was born in Rotterdam in January 1645 and was later baptized on 27 January.

Career

According to Houbraken, he showed a talent for drawing at a young age, and had many teachers, of which he kept a record. In 1665 he took seven lessons with Gabriel Metsu, and in 1667 he spent three months in Haarlem to take lessons with Adriaen van Ostade. Though his entire education spanned several years, Houbraken was astonished that he became so skilled with so few hours of professional study, and concludes that he must have had a great natural talent that he practiced extensively on his own.

His pupils were Ottmar Elliger the Younger and Dirk Valkenburg.

He died on June 20, 1705 in Amsterdam and was buried on June 25 in the Nieuwe Kerk.

Connections

friends:

Jonas Witsen

teacher:

Abraham van den Tempel