Jan Looten
Jan Looten(1617-18 inAmsterdam– c. 1681 inUnited Kingdom[1][2]) was a Dutch landscape painter. He is first recorded in Amsterdam at his wedding with Catelijntje Harmans in September 1643, as a 25-year old painter from Amsterdam, son of Laurens Jansz Loten.[2]In or after 1664[3]he moved to London and later to York.Samuel Pepysreportedly visited his studio in 1669 and was "unimpressed" with his work and was recommended toSimon Verelst,who he saw more favourably.[4]
He taught the painter and draftsmanJan Griffier.[5][6]
Four landscapes attributed to Jan Looten are in the Royal Collection, two of which were painted inc.1675 forKing James II of England.[7]
References[edit]
- ^Raat, Alexander J. P. (2010).The Life of Governor Joan Gideon Loten (1710-1789): A Personal History of a Dutch Virtuoso.Uitgeverij Verloren. p. 567.ISBN978-90-8704-151-9.
- ^abJan LootenatRKD
- ^In September 1664 he still received a loan in the Netherlands.
- ^"Jan Looten".Pepysdiary.Retrieved27 January2014.
- ^"Discover painter, draftsman, print artist Jan Looten".rkd.nl.Retrieved2022-04-04.
- ^"Discover painter, draftsman, print artist Jan Griffier (I)".rkd.nl.Retrieved2022-04-04.
- ^O. Millar,The Tudor, Stuart and Early Georgian pictures in the Collection of her Majesty the Queen,London, 1969, I, pp.155-156, nos. 413-416
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