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Jacob Toornvliet, born
in Leyden in 1635, was a pupil of his father Abraham. He travelled
to Rome in 1670 and became a member of the "bent" (an association
of Dutch painters studying and working in Rome). He spent a few
years in Venice, married, and by 1678 was active in Vienna. In 1686
he was accepted into the Artists Guild of Leyden and became its
head in 1703, a position he maintained until his death, sixteen
years later.
Examples of his work
are to be found in the Rijksmuseum, the Louvre, the Albertina and
other important European museums.
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