Jacob de Wet II

Dornadilla, legendary king of Scotland, fourth in the king list of George Buchanan, 1684-6

Jacob de Wet II (1641, Haarlem – 1697, Haarlem), also spelled de Witt,[1] was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was one of five children of the painter Jacob Willemszoon de Wet.[2] His father taught him to paint and he is first recorded in his father's notebook at age 16 when his father wrote that he sold one of his son's paintings.[2] In 1668 he moved to Amsterdam, and in 1673 he won a contract as court painter to Charles II based on the advice of his architect Sir William Bruce.[2] He painted for both men and is known for portraits of 106 (or 110) Scottish monarchs from the legendary King Fergus to James VII, hung in the Great Gallery of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, produced to the order of Charles and James Stuart.[2] In 1675 he was back in Amsterdam, but he returned to Holyrood House in 1684 for a four-year contract, before returning to Amsterdam.[2] He is known for religious works done in his father's workshop for the Catholic community of Haarlem, portraits of wealthy Catholics of Amsterdam such as Jan Six, as well as hunting still lifes and landscapes with figures.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Morton, H.V. (1929). In Search of Scotland. Methuen.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jacob de Wet II in the RKD
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