Jan Palthe (1717–1769)
Appearance
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Jan Palthe (14 February 1717 in Deventer – 24 June 1769 in Leyden) was an 18th-century portraitist of the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
He was the son of Gerhard Jan Palthe who taught him to paint. In 1742 he became a member of the Leidse tekenacademie, part of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke.[1] He is known for portrait paintings and etchings.[1] His brother Anthonie, who was also trained as a portrait painter, married Agatha Ketel and began a business in wall paper, a new and popular form of interior decoration. When his brother died, his sister-in-law Agatha married the painter Wybrand Hendricks.
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References
- biography in French
- Jan Palthe Portretschilder 1717–1769, Peggie Breitbarth, Exhibition Catalog 28 May – 28 August 2000, Historisch Museum Het Palthe Huis- Oldenzaal
- Bénézit: Dictionnaires des peintres tome 10
- Neues Allgemeines Künstler Lexicon München 1841 tome 10
- De nieuwe schouburg der nederlantsche kunstschilders, by Jan van Gool, 1751