Willem Jacobsz Delff Explained

Willem Jacobsz. Delff (c. October 1580  - 14 April 1638[1]) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter.

Biography

Delff was born and died in Delft. He learned painting from his father, Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder, who painted a family portrait with his sons and wife Maria Joachimsdr Nagel. Jacob's sons were all artists in their own right; Cornelis (top left in the portrait) became a still life painter, while Rochus (between Cornelis and his father) became a portrait painter like his father. Willem married a daughter of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt and became a renowned engraver.[2] [3] His son Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger became a painter.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/21702 Delff, Willem Jacobsz
  2. http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0030.htm Jakob Willemsz Delff biography
  3. http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0210.htm Jakob Delff biography
  4. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/21701 Delff, Jacob Willemsz. (II)