Background
He was the son of a clergyman of the Walloon church.
He was the son of a clergyman of the Walloon church.
He studied with Jurriaen Pool the younger and also with Gerrit Dou.
But he is more known for his portraits. He was the father of
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Adriaan ( born 8 September 1718 Deventer, died 12 July 1774 Spaarndam) sceretary to count van Wassenaer Obdam. He travelled a lot which enabled him to develop artistic knowledge.
He copied a lot of famous paintings and was a crafty amateur.