Jacob van der Does (1623–1673)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
• Van der Does went to study drawing with Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert.
• He left at 21 to go to France, and from there on foot to Italy.
• In Rome he joined the Bentvueghels and was dubbed Tamboer.
• He studied with Pieter van Laer (Bamboots).
• When he eventually returned North, he settled in The Hague where he married Margaretha Boortens and got 4 sons and a daughter.
• His wife's sister was Maria Boortens, and they both were good artists themselves.
• He became involved in the Guild of St. Luke in The Hague.
• He was one of the founders of the Confrerie Pictura in 1656.
• His pupils were Theodor Bernoille, Marcus de Bye, Gamaliel Day, Alexander Havelaer, Anthony Schinckels, and his sons Jacob II and Simon van der Does.
• The displayed painting is a crop from Anonymous, Jacob van der Does, between 1650 and 1700.
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