January Vaart

Background

Van der Vaardt was born in Haarlem, where he trained with Thomas Wijck.

Career

Van der Vaardt is documented from 1674 onwards in London. Here he worked in the workshop of another Dutch immigrant, Willem Wissing, who was a pupil and former collaborator of the court portrait painter Sir Peter Lely. Van der Vaardt painted draperies and landscapes in the portraits of Wissing.

After Wissing"s death in 1687, van der Vaardt continued his workshop.

In 1713 van der Vaardt sold off his collection and built a house in Covent Garden. He stopped painting and confined himself to the restoration of paintings because of his deteriorating eyesight.

Connections

teacher:

John Smith