Jan Griffier II

18th century painter
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Intro18th century painter
A.K.A.Jan II Griffier
A.K.A.Jan II Griffier
PlacesNetherlands
wasPainter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth7 October 1688, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Death1 January 1750London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (aged 61 years)
Star signLibra
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Biography

Jan Griffier II (1688–c.1750]) was an 18th-century painter active in England.

Biography

Griffier was born in England and died in London. According to Houbraken, Jan Griffier's son Robert was born on 7 October 1688, but he mixed up his information on the son Robert Griffier with Jan Jr, who he didn't mention by name at all.

According to the RKD he was the son of Jan Griffier I and the younger brother of Robert. He lived on Pall Mall and influenced the painter Christian August Lorentzen.

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