Background
According to Houbraken he was born in Leiden, and though he couldn"t discover who taught him to paint, he managed to have an illustrious international career and became manager of the art cabinet of the French king Henry IV of France.
According to Houbraken he was born in Leiden, and though he couldn"t discover who taught him to paint, he managed to have an illustrious international career and became manager of the art cabinet of the French king Henry IV of France.
Houbraken quoted Florida le Comte as his source. He was active in Troyes, Paris, and at the Palace of Fontainebleau, and died at nearby Avon, Seine-et-Marne.