Dictionary of painters and engravers . Guild of S. Luke at Brugesin 1480. No further details of his life are known. VERKOLJE, Johannes, (Verkolye, or Ver-kolie,) born at Amsterdam in 1650, was the sonof a iocksmith, who brought him up to his owntrade. But the boy having, when about twelveyears of age, met with an accident which confinedhim for three years to his bed, he amused himselfwith copying whatever prints or other objects ofart he could procure. After his recovery he waspermitted to follow this up, and he became a pupilof Jan Lievens, by whose instruction he was insix months sufficientl
Dictionary of painters and engravers . Guild of S. Luke at Brugesin 1480. No further details of his life are known. VERKOLJE, Johannes, (Verkolye, or Ver-kolie,) born at Amsterdam in 1650, was the sonof a iocksmith, who brought him up to his owntrade. But the boy having, when about twelveyears of age, met with an accident which confinedhim for three years to his bed, he amused himselfwith copying whatever prints or other objects ofart he could procure. After his recovery he waspermitted to follow this up, and he became a pupilof Jan Lievens, by whose instruction he was insix months sufficiently advanced to dispense withfurther assistance. The works of Gerard Pieterszvan Zijl were at that time in high esteem, andVerkolje endeavoured to imitate his highly-finishedmanner. He was chiefly employed on portraits ofa small size, though he occasionally produced his-torical subjects and conversations, which werepleasant in colour, and touched with delicacy. In1672 he settled at Delft, after which he worked JOHANNES VERMEKR OF DELFT. [Rijks Museum, Amsterdam THE LETTER PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. much at engraving. He died at Delft in May,1693. Works: Amsterdam. Museum. The Family Concert. 1673. Dresden. Gallery. The Trumpeter and the Lady. Paris. Louvre. Mother with Infant in Arms. Petersburg. Hermitage. An Entertainment. Kotterdam. Museum. The Sportsman. „ „ Venus and Adonis. The Messenger. (Baron A. de Rothschild.) Jan Verkolje was one of the earliest mezzotintersin Holland. The following prints by him may benamed: William III. William Henry, Prince of Orange. Stephen Wolters, Amator Artium ; after Kneller. Hortensia Maucini, Duchess of Mazarin ; after Lely. His own Portrait; after De Leevw. Diana and Calisto ; after Casp. Netscher. Venus and Adonis ; after his oicn picture. Venus and Cupid. 1682. | Pan and Flora. VERKOLJE, Nicolaas, the son and disciple ofJohannes Verkolje, was born at Delft in 1673. Hisfather died when he was twenty years of age, buthe had made sufficient
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