About Jacob de Vos Willemsz
Lived 1774 – 1844 (aged 69–70). Jacob de Vos Willemsz was a poet, draftsperson, writer and artist.
Jacob de Vos Willemsz (5 December 1774 – 23 July 1844) was a Dutch poet, draftsman, illustrator, and art collector. He was known for his collection of drawn diaries about and for his children.
Biography Jacob de Vos Willemsz was born on 5 December 1774, in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands). In 1840, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. De Vos Willemsz died on 23 July 1844, near Haarlem.
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Who was Jacob de Vos Willemsz?
Dutch poet, art collector, illustrator (1774–1844)
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Jacob de Vos Willemsz was born in 1774 in Amsterdam.
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Jacob de Vos Willemsz died on 23 July 1844 in Haarlem.
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Jacob de Vos Willemsz was a poet, draftsperson, writer and artist.
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