Jacobus Cornelis Gaal

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Jacobus Cornelis Gaal
Born5 September 1796
Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
Died20 December 1866 (1866-12-21) (aged 70)
Kampen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Painter and Etcher

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal (5 September 1796 in Oost-Souburg – 20 December 1866 in Kampen) was a Dutch painter and etcher.[1]

Gaal was born in East Souburg, the son of Pieter Gaal (1769–1819) and Richardina Jacob van Eps (1765–1813). He was born to a family of painters and etchers.

A pupil of his own father, Gaal's focus were portraits and manufacturing miniatures including one of his father, Pieter. Some of his paintings were displayed in exhibitions in Middelburg 1822, Amsterdam 1852, and The Hague 1853. He painted portraits of King William I and King William II.[2] His portrait of a young woman being dressed by a maidservant, "Junges Madchen in Weissem Kleid Beim Ankleiden" was sold for US$4000.

During his life he made several trips down the Rhine.

On 16 July 1819 he married Cornelia Petronella Hofstede.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b F. Nagtglas (2009). Levensberichten Van Zeeuwen: Zijnde Een Vervolg Op P. de La Rue, Geletterd, Staatkundig En Heldhafti. BiblioBazaar, LLC. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-1-113-08454-5. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ Repertorium. Brill Archive. 1998. p. 208. GGKEY:YW9NS78FE8P. Retrieved 15 October 2010.