January Baptist Tijssens the Younger was born in Antwerp as the third son of Augustijn Tijssens the Younger (1623-1675) and Maria Laureyssens, a niece of Jacob Jordaens. His father was a landscape artist and painter. He was a pupil of his father and Anton Goubau, a leading genre and history painter who had studied in Italy.
He was also active as an art dealer. January Baptist Tijssens the Younger and January Baptist Tijssens the Elder are often confused with each other. He became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1689/90 and was active in Antwerp from 1688 to 1691.
In 1691 he became co-dean of the Guild but bought himself free from his Guild obligations with a picture.
He travelled to Italy. He was recorded in Düsseldorf where he worked for a while as an art dealer for the Elector.
He was in Rotterdam in 1695 and is also recorded in Breda and in England. As an art dealer he is known to have traded two Ribera"s and Rubens works with Suzanna Forchondt, daughter of Guillam Forchondt and Mary Lemmens.
The date and place of his death are not known.
lieutenant is believed he died before 1743.
