Jacob Jansz van Velsen

Jacob van Velsen - A Musical Party

Jacob Jansz. van Velsen (1597, Delft 1656, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

The Fortune Teller, 1631, Louvre

According to the RKD Jacob influenced Willem Cornelisz Duyster and is known for genre works and military pieces, most notably conversation pieces in the manner of Pieter Codde and Dirck Hals.[1] One of his paintings was engraved by Pierre Aveline in 1755.[1]

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