Jacob Knijff
Jacob Knijff (January 1, 1639, Haarlem – 1681, London), also written Jacob Knyff, was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
English and Dutch ships taking on stores at a port, 1673
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 the son of the painter Wouter Knijff and the older brother of painter Leendert Knijff, and is known for painting landscapes and seascapes.[2]
gollark: I should allow you to call numbers.
gollark: No, I mean if I make 2 + 2 be 5 it'll probably break some applications.
gollark: I worry that this will break much backwards compatibility... maybe behind some sort of annoyingly global flag?
gollark: Ah, yes, a wise suggestion.
gollark: Or just 5, instead of 120.
References
- (in Dutch) Jacob Knyf in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- Jacob Knijff in the RKD
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