Pieter Andreas Rysbrack

Pieter Andreas Rysbrack, also spelt Peter Rysbrack, was a Flemish painter who was born in Paris in ca. 1685, he died in 1748. After moving to Antwerp in 1692, Van Rysbrack learned to paint and became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1711. About 1720 he moved to London, along with his younger brother John Michael Rysbrack who became one of the leading sculptors in England. Pieter Adreas Rysbrack was specialised in landscapes and still-lifes, like animals, fish and fruit. He also painted topographical landscapes and portraits of country houses and gardens in England. For example, he made two series of paintings of Chiswick House and Gardens upon the commission by Lord Burlington. The paintings were an important source of inspiration to the sets of garden views that emerged in the second quarter of the 18th century.