Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

Place: The Hague

Born: 1572

Death: 1657

Biography:

Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn (1572(?) – buried 21 June 1657) was a successful portrait painter to the Dutch court in The Hague. Van Ravesteyn was born in The Hague. It is unknown who taught him how to paint, but he was a follower of the Delft portrait painter Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt. Van Ravesteyn is mentioned there in the city archives 1597. Fr...