Aalmis
Jan Aalmis or Johannes Aelmis (bapt. 4 April 1674, Rotterdam – bur. 2 April 1755, Rotterdam)[1] was a noted painter on faience.[2] He long worked for Cornelis de Berg of Delft.[2] Pieces bearing his name, together with the mark of Cornelis de Berg, are dated 1731, and consist of figure subjects, often in blue, but occasionally in polychrome.[2] He was the father of the painter, draftsman, and tile painter Jan Aelmis (II) (1714 – 1799) and the painter and draftsman Johan Bartolomeus Aelmis (1723 – 1786).[1] The signed pieces can therefore also be those of his elder son.
References
- ^ a b Johannes Aelmis (I) at the RKD
- ^ a b c Jervis, William Percival (1902). The encyclopedia of ceramics. Blanchard. p. 9. OCLC 1026619.
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