Abraham Willet

Abraham Willet (1825 – 1888) was a Dutch art collector and amateur painter.

Abraham Willet
Willet in his studio in 1853 by Johan Georg Schwartze
Born	25 May 1825 Amsterdam
Died	7 October 1888 Amsterdam
Nationality	Kingdom of the Netherlands

Willet was born in Amsterdam and married Louisa Holthuysen on 17 July 1861.[1]

Willet was a member of Arti et Amicitiae.[1] 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.[2]

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  Une heure de la nuit, by Joseph Michel Ange Pollett
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  Portrait of Willet by Coen Metzelaar
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  Willet in a schutterij costume, by Andrzej Jerzy Mniszech, 1877

References

1. Abraham Willet in the RKD
2. ‘Bij wijze van museum’ : oorsprong, geschiedenis en toekomst van Museum Willet-Holthuysen, 1853-2010 on website of the University of Amsterdam