Pieter Fredrik van Os (Amsterdam, 8 October 1808 - Haarlem, 31 March, 1892) was a Dutch painter. He was the son and pupil of Pieter Gerardus van Os and worked mainly in the spirit of his father.

Van Os was part of a known family of artists: his grandfather, "ancestor" of the artist's family was Jan van Os

Jan van Os

Jan van Os was a Dutch painter and a member of the renowned Van Os family of artists.-Biography:Van Os was born in Middelharnis. He was taught by Aert Schouman in The Hague, where he would spend the rest of his life. In 1773, he recorded in the painters' confraternity...

. His uncles were Peter and Georgius van Os . His aunt Maria Margaretha van Os was a painter. Van Os was traveling through Belgium and Germany, and settled in Haarlem in 1839. Like his father he specialized in painting animals, especially horses in all of their forms, as a work horse, draft horse or racehorse.

Pieter Frederik van Os was the teacher of Anton Mauve

Anton Mauve

Anthonij Rudolf Mauve was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He signed his paintings 'A. Mauve' or with a monogrammed 'A.M.'. He was a very significant early influence on his cousin-in-law Vincent van Gogh.Most of Mauve's work depicts people and animals in...

 (1838-1888) and Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas

Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas

Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas was a Dutch animal and landscape painter, and a peripheral figure of the Hague School....

(1832-1908).

External links

• Simonis & Bunk Collections
• Works of Van Os on artnet.com