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Weyerman took over his unfinished flower paintings and sketches and finished painting them, which were of excellent quality and some of which were 8 or nine feet high
Weyerman took over his unfinished flower paintings and sketches and finished painting them, which were of excellent quality and some of which were 8 or nine feet high
When Weyerman moved to London, Van Son had recently died. According to the RKD he was the son of the flower painter Joris van Son, who died before he could teach him to paint, so young January Frans became the pupil of January Pauwel Gillemans the Elder. He influenced Gilliam Dandoy.
He was also patronised by Charles Robartes, earl of Radnor, who had a great number of Van Son"s paintings in his house in Saint James"s Square.
He lived for some time in Long Acre, but finally in Saint Albans Street, Saint James"s, where he died about 1718. He sometimes introduced his own portrait into his paintings.
