- NamePeter Snijers
- Activity/Titlepainter, draughtsman
- Sexmale
- Variant namesPeeter Snijers
Peeter Snyers
Peter Snyers
- Nationality/DatesFlemish, born 1681-03-30, dead 1752-05-04
- PlacesPlace of birth: Antwerpen, Belgien
Place of birth: Antwerpen, Belgien
BiographyPeter Sni Jers painted genre paintings, landscapes,
animals and still lifes and also worked as a graphic
artist. He was born in Antwerp and was for some time
the pupil of Alexander van Bredael in 1694/1695. In
1705 he became a master in Brussels and in 1707 a
master in Antwerp’s Guild of St. Luke. He also travelled
to England and was for some time active in
London as a portraitist. His paintings usually depict
different kinds of people, flowers or vegetables. Peter
Snijers also assembled an important collection of
Dutch and Flemish painting.