Abram van der Horn

Abram van der Horn was an artist active across the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with his documented career spanning from 1792 to 1826. His primary artistic focus was draughtsmanship, specializing in detailed portrait drawings.

Van der Horn’s documented works confirm his role as a portraitist during the early years of the nineteenth century. Six of his drawings are held in prominent institutional collections, establishing the verifiable quality and historical interest of his output. These works are represented in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which maintains some of the most comprehensive examples of his extant art.

The works held in museum collections include specific portrait studies such as Portret van C. Pruys van der Hoeven, Portret van G. Sandifort, and the study Portret van jonkheer J.M. Kemper. These pieces reflect the precise rendering and fidelity to likeness characteristic of period portraiture. Today, works by the artist, including downloadable artwork and Abram van der Horn prints, often reside within the public domain. Reproductions derived from these originals provide museum-quality examples of Dutch drawings from the era.