Jacques Waben was a Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

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Biography

According to Houbraken he was a good portrait and history painter, who painted both small and large pieces. Houbraken admired the history of Joseph in 4 panels that hung in the Proveniers Hof in Hoorn when he was writing. He also saw a history of Jephthah dated 1602, at the Hoorn home of the painter Johannes Bronkhorst.

According to the RKD many of his paintings survive in local private collections and the Westfries Museum

Westfries Museum

The Westfries Museum is a museum of regional history established in the Dutch city of Hoorn.It was opened on 10 January 1880 and has been established in a monumental building dating to 1632. This building originally belonged to the Gecommitteerde Raden van West-Friesland en het Noorderkwartier, as...

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