Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger (1619,

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– 1661,

), was a

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portrait painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he won a lucrative commission from the Delft ''vroedschap'' to repair his grandfather's

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after the

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in 1654 damaged it.Jacob Willemsz. Delff biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

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, courtesy of the

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This showed not only the respect the young man had for his grandfather, but also the value that the Delft council placed on their schutterstuk by him. According to the RKD his wedding portrait and the pendant of his wife were drawn from (now lost) paintings and are in the possession of the Leiden Library.Jacob Willemsz. Delff (II)
in the

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The schutterstuk that Arnold Houbraken mentioned is in the Delft city hall, in the room reserved for weddings.

References

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External links

Vermeer and The Delft School
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has material on Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger {{DEFAULTSORT:Delff, Jacob Willemsz. 1619 births 1661 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Delft