Christoffel Bisschop

Christoffel Bisschop (22 April 1828 – 5 October 1904) was a Dutch painter and lithographer, known primarily for genre scenes and figures.

From 1848 to 1852, he studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, where his instructor was Huib van Hove.

[2] Many of his interior scenes were painted in the city of Hindeloopen, which is known for its preservation of traditional costume.

[2] Six years later, in Kensington, he married Catharina Swift, who had been his student during visits to England, and they settled in Scheveningen at a villa called "Frisia".

He also took numerous students, including Bernard Blommers, Karel Klinkenberg and his nephew, Richard Bisschop.