Background
He was born in Haarlem and grew up in the orphanage there and became the pupil of Cornelis van Noorde and Wybrand Hendriks.
He was born in Haarlem and grew up in the orphanage there and became the pupil of Cornelis van Noorde and Wybrand Hendriks.
He died of a heart attack in Haarlem while looking at drawings with his colleague Pieter Bartholomeusz Barbiers and his body was carried to his grave in the Saint Bavochurch by the board members of the Genootschap.