About Jacques Vaillant
Lived 1643 – 1691 (aged 47–48). Jacques Vaillant was a Dutch painter.
Jacques Vaillant portrait shown in lower left next to his brother Wallerant Vaillant under a portrait of their Amsterdam contemporary, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, in Arnold Houbraken's Schouburg, Volume II, 1719. Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg with the Battle of Fehrbellin. Jacques Vaillant (1643 in Amsterdam – 1691 in Berlin), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his older brother Wallerant Vaillant. He travelled to Rome and joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname Leeurik. Simon Ruys was his pupil.
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Who was Jacques Vaillant?
Dutch painter (1643-1691)
When was Jacques Vaillant born?
Jacques Vaillant was born on 1 December 1643 in Amsterdam.
When did Jacques Vaillant die?
Jacques Vaillant died in 1691 in Berlin.
What was Jacques Vaillant's occupation?
Jacques Vaillant was a painter.
What nationality was Jacques Vaillant?
Jacques Vaillant was Dutch.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jacques Vaillant (painter)
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