Jan van Londerseel
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Jan van Londerseel[1] (Antwerp, between 1570 and 1575 - Rotterdam, 1624–25) was a Flemish draughtsman, engraver, etcher and print maker. After training and working in Antwerp he was active in the Dutch Republic during the latter part of his career.[2][3]
Jan van Londerseel was born as the son of Jan or Hans (the Elder) and baptised on 25 January 1578 in Antwerp. He was probably a pupil of Abraham de Bruyn in Antwerp.[2] His brother Assuerus van Londerseel (baptized on 30 March 1572) was an engraver and publisher who moved to the Dutch Republic and married Agnietien Jans van Gelder in Amsterdam on 1 May 1599.[4] His sister Susanna van Londerseel married the engraver Nicolaes de Bruyn, a nephew of Abraham de Bruyn who later moved to the Dutch Republic.[5]
Around 1600 Jan followed his brother Assuerus to the Dutch Republic. He was first active in Amsterdam as a painter. He married (place and date unknown) Pierijntje van Dalen (1585-1650).[2] The couple's son, also called Jan or Johan, was a silversmith and engraver by whom only one engraving is known.[3][6]
From 1610 Jan the elder was working as an engraver in Rotterdam. He lived around 1614/15 in Delft.[7] He returned to Rotterdam where he is believed to have died before 7 January 1625.[2]
