Abraham Willet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Willet

Dutch art collector and amateur painter

Date of Birth: 25-May-1825

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1888

Profession: painter, art collector

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Abraham Willet (1825 – 1888) was a Dutch art collector and amateur painter. Willet was born in Amsterdam and married Louisa Holthuysen on 17 July 1861.Willet was a member of Arti et Amicitiae.
For years, his art collection was considered the basis of the Willet-Holthuysen museum collection, but recent research has shown that his wife was perhaps more influential in forming the collection.