Jan de Groot (painter)

Jan de Groot (1650, Vlissingen – 1726, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he first learned to paint in Vlissingen from Adriaen Verdoel, and later traveled to Haarlem where he studied with Adriaen van Ostade and Frans de Jong. Later in life he switched to dealing in coffee (Dutch: koffynering), a popular drink thanks to the increase in trade. He also became an art dealer in prints, drawings and paintings.^[1]

According to the RKD he was a student of Adriaen Verdoel, Frans de Jong, and Adriaen van Ostade. Some tavern interiors and genre pieces with farmers are known.^[2]

References

^ (Dutch) Jan de Groot (1650-1726) Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
^ Jan de Groot (1650-1726) in the RKD

Jan de Groot (1650-1726) on Artnet

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Name	Groot, Jan de
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Date of birth	1650
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Date of death	1726
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