"Painting On Wood, First Half Of The 19th Century, Henriette Geertruida Knip"
Henriette Geertruida Knip (1783-1842) was a flower painter from the northern Netherlands. She was the daughter of the painter Nicolas Frederik Knip. When her father became blind, she was taught by his older brother, Joseph August Knip. In 1802, she followed him to Paris and took lessons from the flower painter Gerard van Spaendonck. She became a successful painter.