Jacob Knijff

Jacob Knijff (January 1, 1639, Haarlem – 1681, London), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was the teacher of Johannes Gottlieb Glauber in Paris in 1671, where he attended the funeral of Nicolaes Berchem II on January 4, 1672.^[1]^[2] He was probably the son of the painter Wouter Knijff, and is known for painting landscapes and seascapes.^[2]

References

^ (Dutch) Jacob Knyf in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
^ ^a ^b Jacob Knijff in the RKD

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Name	Knijff, Jacob
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Date of birth	January 1, 1639
Place of birth	Haarlem
Date of death	1681
Place of death	London