Background
De Kock was born and died in Leiden. According to Karel van Mander he was a pupil of his father, the painter Cornelis Engelbrechtsz and like his brothers Cornelis and Pieter, was taught to paint by him in Leiden.
De Kock was born and died in Leiden. According to Karel van Mander he was a pupil of his father, the painter Cornelis Engelbrechtsz and like his brothers Cornelis and Pieter, was taught to paint by him in Leiden.
The little encouragement the art experienced at that time in his native country, obliged him, for the support of a numerous family, to exercise the occupation of a cook, and eventually induced him to visit England. He was made painter to the king. According to the RKD he was formerly considered to be the same person as Luca d"Olanda, and is known today for historical allegories, drawings, and glass painting.
At Hampton Court there are four small female portraits, probably copies, attributed to him.
Today some works of that are considered stylistically similar to works by January Wellens de Cock hang in the Museum "Societeit" in Tiel.