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Anthony van Bronchorst (c.1610-after 1666). Specialty unknown. Not in Guild (!).

His father (?), a tailor who lived at Markt, married Maritgen Willemsz van der Bundel in 1608.

Anthony became a well-to-do painter. In 1653 he contracted his neighbor Bramer for 300 guilders to paint a mural in a corridor between his house on Koornmarkt number 50 and Bramer's on nr. 48. Between 1642-1654 Bramer made sketches after paintings in van Bronchorst's collection.

Van Bronchorst owned houses on the south side of Pepersteeg and the east side of Markt.

Willem van den Bundel was the co-guardian of Anthony van Bronchorst, the son of Willem's daughter Maritgen.

Note. RKD Bredius archive, artist folder, stating that Anthony is the man who had the frescos painted; also states that Anthony's guardians were Pieter van Bronchorst and Willem van der Bundel, referring to Weeskamer Delft, portefeuille 5. Montias 1982, p. 191. Montias Patrons/Bramer, p. 40. Koornmarkt in GAD Huizenprot. I 220. Pepersteeg in Huizenprot. III 947. Markt in GAD Huizenprot. I 294. The latter two sold by decree. On 18 May 1666 his child was buried (GAD internet DTB inv. 41, OK/NK). Anthony was not born c. 1635 as is stated elsewhere but a c. 1610 document states he is c. 18 years old in 1628: GAD Weeskamer reg. fol. 265, 2 Feb. 1628. Death on GAD internet as O/NK inv 41. Sketches see Plomp 1986, p. 81-82. RKD Bredius archive, artist folder, quoting 1) buying Pieterstraat 1648; owning it in 1658; selling it with adjacent house 18 Aug. 1668 for 400. Pieterstraat also in RKD Bredius archive, box 'Steden B', fol. 20, quoting 1 April 1649. Bredius also quotes 17 Nov. 1670 as Koornmarkt, living there with several persons including his sister. Neighbor to the south Bronchorst; neighbor to the north Louris Buys. Number 48 and 50 have been pinpointed by combining data from GAD Beydals files and confirmed by GAD file Koopbrieven huiseigenaren.

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