Caspar Netscher

Caspar Netscher (1639-1684)

Caspar Netscher was a son of the German sculptor Johann Netscher. He moved as a young man from Heidelberg (?) to Arnhem to do an apprenticeship with the painter Hendrik Coster. Around 1654 the young artist relocated to Deventer, where he completed his studies in the workshop of Gerard ter Borch. Late in the 1650s, he left for Italy. However, he did not journey further than France, where he married. The couple settled in The Hague.