Jan Griffier II (1688–c.1750]) was an 18th-century painter active in England.
Biography
Griffier was born in England and died in London. According to Houbraken,
Jan Griffier
Jan Griffier ( 1652 – 1718) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677.
Biography
Griffier was born in Amsterdam and learned to paint landscapes and to e ...
's son Robert was born on 7 October 1688, but he mixed up his information on the son
Robert Griffier with Jan Jr, who he didn't mention by name at all.
[Jan Griffier biography]
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters.
Life
Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...
, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
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According to the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
he was the son of
Jan Griffier I and the younger brother of Robert.
[Jan Griffier]
in the RKD
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
He lived on
Pall Mall and influenced the painter
Christian August Lorentzen
Christian August Lorentzen (10 August 1749 – 8 May 1828) was a Danish painter.
Early life and education
Christian August Lorentzen was born in Sønderborg, Denmark. He was the son of Hans Peter Lorentzen and Maria Christina Hansdatter. His ...
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References
Jan Griffier
on Artnet
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1688 births
1750 deaths
18th-century English painters
English male painters
18th-century English male artists