January Van de Velde the younger

1593 (age 48)

Rotterdam, Netherlands

He is better known for his etching and engraving than for his painting. He died in Enkhuizen. In 1616, he drew several scenes of Haarlem as a series of 26 landscape prints. The success of this venture led him to expand it thirty years later to 60 prints, most of which are in the possession of the North Holland Archives. In the archives are also a few prints from a series of 12 local landscapes by Esaias, which indicates that they may have collaborated on this project May 15th, 1674 Op den 16 Mey en volgende dagen sal men tot Haerlem, op de Zael van "t Princen-Hof, verkopen de Boeckwinckel van Passchier van Wesbusch, bestaende in Nederduytsche Boecken. Mitsgaders 36 Folio Kopere Platen tot 3 secretary bequame Matery-boecken van January vande Velde. Translation: On the 16th of May and following days, the contents of the book store of Passchier van Wesbusch (Haarlem publisher) shall be sold in the Princenhof room of the City Hall, consisting of many Middle-Dutch books, including 36 folio copper plates and three very skilled sketch books by January vande Velde.

January Van de Velde the younger

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engraver painter

Background

He was the son of January van de Velde the Elder and the father of the still life painter January Jansz van de Velde. Van de Velde was born in either Delft or Rotterdam.

Education

He was apprenticed to engraver Jacob Matham in 1613, entered the Haarlem guild in 1614, and then probably visited Italy.

Career

He is better known for his etching and engraving than for his painting. He died in Enkhuizen. In 1616, he drew several scenes of Haarlem as a series of 26 landscape prints.

The success of this venture led him to expand it thirty years later to 60 prints, most of which are in the possession of the North Holland Archives.

In the archives are also a few prints from a series of 12 local landscapes by Esaias, which indicates that they may have collaborated on this project May 15th, 1674

Op den 16 Mey en volgende dagen sal men tot Haerlem, op de Zael van "t Princen-Hof, verkopen de Boeckwinckel van Passchier van Wesbusch, bestaende in Nederduytsche Boecken.

Mitsgaders 36 Folio Kopere Platen tot 3 secretary bequame Matery-boecken van January vande Velde. Translation: On the 16th of May and following days, the contents of the book store of Passchier van Wesbusch (Haarlem publisher) shall be sold in the Princenhof room of the City Hall, consisting of many Middle-Dutch books, including 36 folio copper plates and three very skilled sketch books by January vande Velde.

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