Jan Griffier II

Jan Griffier II (1688–c.1750]) was an 18th-century painter active in England.

Biography

Griffier was born in England and died in London. According to Houbraken, Jan Griffier's son Robert was born on 7 October 1688, but he mixed up his information on the son Robert Griffier with Jan Jr, who he didn't mention by name at all.[1]

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History he was the son of Jan Griffier I and the younger brother of Robert.[2] He lived on Pall Mall and influenced the painter Christian August Lorentzen.[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Jan Griffier biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b Jan Griffier in the RKD