Ludolf de Jongh (1616–1679),

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

• De Jongh was the son of a shoemaker.

• When his father moved to Rotterdam, the young Ludolf decided to learn art rather than shoemaking, and became a pupil of Cornelis Saftleven.

• Later he studied under Anthony Palamedes in Delft, and later with Jan van Bijlert in Utrecht.

• In 1635, he travelled to France with Frans Bacon.

• Seven years later, in 1642, he returned to the Netherlands.

• He set up shop in Rotterdam, and his earliest signed paintings date from that year.

• He married the daughter of a member of the highest circles of Rotterdam, Pieter Montagne, and was granted a rank of major of Rotterdam.

• In 1664 he became scout of Hillegersberg, a function he fulfilled until his death.

• From 1660 onwards he painted less.

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