Tobias Stranover | |
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Born | 1684 Sibiu |
Died | 1756 London |
Nationality | Romania |
Tobias Stranover or Toby Stranovius (1684 – 1756) was a Romanian Transylvanian-born painter (1684 - after 1731).
Stranover was born in Sibiu but travelled to Germany, the Netherlands, and England, where he stayed. He is registered in Hamburg, Hermannstadt, Amsterdam and London. He became a follower of the bird painter Melchior d'Hondecoeter and presumably also Jakob Bogdány, whose daughter Elisabeth he married.
Stranover died in London.