jacob
franz. van der merck
early life and training jacob fransz van der merck, a prominent dutch old masters painter, was born in 1610 in 's-gravendeel, netherlands. little is known about his early life, but it is assumed that he received training in the vicinity of delft, given his enrollment …
A portrait built from jacob franz. van der merck's own colours
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Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.