Jan Palthe (1717–1769)

Jan Palthe
Self-portrait
Born	14 February 1717 Deventer, The Netherlands
Died	24 June 1769(1769-06-24) (aged 52) Leyden, The Netherlands
Parent	Gerhard Palthe

Sara Jacoba Lammers by Jan Palthe

Jan Palthe (14 February 1717 – 24 June 1769) was an 18th-century portraitist from the Dutch Republic.

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.

References

1. Jan Palthé in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie

• 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