Abraham Wuchters (1608 – 1682)

• Was a Brabant-born Dutch-Danish painter and engraver.
• He was born in Antwerp.
• In 1635 he married Christina Cornelis Nunts in Zwolle.
• He arrived in Denmark in 1638 and was, the following year, employed as sketching master at Sorø Academy.
• Around the same time, he was summoned to Copenhagen where he painted several portraits of King Christian IV.
• In two periods, between 1658 and 1662, he worked at the Royal Swedish Court in Stockholm.
• Back in Denmark, Wuchters was engaged by Frederick III, with responsibility for the maintenance of his paintings.
• In 1671 the new king, Christian V, appointed him as official Painter to the Danish Court and in 1673 he was also made official Engraver to the Danish Court.

• He and Karel van Mander III became the preferred painters of the Danish King, nobility and bourgeoisie.

• Together they represent the main influence from the Dutch Golden Age on Danish Baroque art.

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