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{{Short description|Swiss artist (1706–1773)}}
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[[Image:Anna Abesch - Geburt Christi nach Barocci.jpg|thumb|''The Birth of Christ, after [[Barocci]]'' (1744)]]
[[File:Anna barbara abesch signatur.jpg|thumb|Anna Barbara Abesch (Von Esch), full signature]]

'''Anna Maria Barbara Abesch''' (23 March 1706, [[Sursee]] – 15 February 1773, Sursee) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Reverse painting on glass|reverse glass painter]] and the daughter of Johann Peter Abesch (or Abisch).

She was the first professional reverse glass painter in Switzerland. More than 160 of her works (signed "ABVE") remain and more than 120 other works are attributed to her. Her paintings generally depict Biblical scenes or saints, executed after mostly French [[engraving]]s. They were highly regarded even during her lifetime and many remain in Swiss monasteries or private collections.

==References==
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* {{HDS|42150|Anna Barbara Abesch (Von Esch)}}
* {{SIKART|4027042|Abesch, Anna Maria Barbara|Autor=Yves Jolidon}}

== External links ==
* {{cite Q|Q115281919|editor1=Henry Gardiner Adams}}<!-- [[s:A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Abisch, Anna Barbara]] -->

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