Jacob van Strij

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Jacob van Strij painted by Pieter Christoffel Wonder, 1812

Jacob van Strij (2 October 1756 – 4 February 1815) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

'The yacht of the Rotterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company greets a VoC ship near Hellevoetsluis' by Jacob van Strij, 1790

Van Strij was born and died in Dordrecht. According to the RKD he was the son of Leendert and the younger brother of Abraham.^[1] Both he and his brother were pupils of his father, and after taking lessons from Andries Lens, Jacob joined his father's workshop.^[1] He was a member of the Dordrecht Guild of St. Luke.^[1] His son Hendrik also became a painter, and besides his son, he and his brother took on pupils after taking over their father's workshop. Their pupils were Pieter Rudolph Kleijn, Johannes van Lexmond, Jacob de Meijer, Johannes Rutten, Johannes Schoenmakers, Johannes Christiaan Schotel, and Gillis Smak Gregoor.^[1]

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References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jacob van Strij in the RKD

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Name	Strij, Jacob van
Alternative names
Short description	18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands
Date of birth	1756
Place of birth	Dordrecht
Date of death	1815
Place of death	Dordrecht

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