jan griffier was a dutch golden age painter who was active in england, where he was admitted to the london company of painter-stainers in 1677.griffier was born in amsterdam and learned to paint landscapes and to engrave from roelant roghman. his birthdate is uncertain. according to houbraken he was born in 1656, and according to english accounts he may have been older by up to 10 years, but in 1700 he was registered in leiden in the album studiosorum of the university art academy there as being 48 years old and living on the stadstimmerwerf.he produced views of rhineland landscapes as well a…