Background
He was born and grew up in the small town of Rijswijk, near The Hague.
He was born and grew up in the small town of Rijswijk, near The Hague.
Cabel was also known as Ary. According to Houbraken, he was a student of January van Goyen, and his real name was van der Touw (English: "of String"), but that wasn"t grand enough according to Van Goyen, so he changed it to mean "of Cable". Cabel moved to Lyon as a young man and spent the rest of his life there.
According to the RKD, he lived in Lyon from 1655-1658, then Rome from 1659–1666, and finally Lyon again from 1668 to his death.
His bentname was Geestigheid.
Bentvueghels.