Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Flemish painter
Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1702
Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium
Date of Death: 22-Feb-1772
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot
- Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot or Pieter van Reysschoot (Ghent, 18 January 1702 – Ghent, 22 or 24 February 1772) was a Flemish painter and printmaker who is known for his genre scenes, hunting scenes, landscapes, portraits and Christian religious subjects.
- He spent a large part of his career in England, which earned him the nickname den Engelschman ('the Englishman').
- In England he painted history and sporting (i.e.
- hunting) scenes and was a portrait painter working on commissions particularly from the Midlands gentry.
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