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Sara Troost

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Portrait of Sara Troost by her father Cornelis Troost
The Cherry Seller - watercolor after Jacob Ochtervelt, 1787

Sara Troost, or Sara Ploos van Amstel (1732–1803) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.

Biography

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Troost was born and died in Amsterdam. According to the RKD, she was the daughter of the painter Cornelis Troost and the teacher of her cousin Christina Chalon.[1] She married the printer Jacob Ploos van Amstel, and her sister Elisabeth married his brother, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.[1] Like him, she is known for watercolor copies of 17th century artists.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sarah Troost in the RKD