# BOURSSE, Esaias

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1631–1672
- Profession: painter
- School: Dutch

## Biography

Dutch painter, active mainly in his native Amsterdam. He joined the Dutch East India Company in 1661 and made two voyages to the Indies, on the second of which he died at sea. His few surviving paintings include some exquisite interior scenes that invite comparison with Vermeer because of their tranquil beauty and subtle colour harmonies.

## Related artworks

- [Dutch Interior with Woman Sewing](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boursse-esaias-ra83d147c181681/dutch-interior-with-woman-sewing-r5567b46c4dc3ae>)
- [Interior with a Woman at a Spinning Wheel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boursse-esaias-ra83d147c181681/interior-with-a-woman-at-a-spinning-wheel-rfa66dce265b482>)
- [Interior with an Old Woman at a Spinning Wheel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boursse-esaias-ra83d147c181681/interior-with-an-old-woman-at-a-spinning-wheel-r1f0e49a8cad644>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)