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Willem Jacobsz Delff

Willem Jacobsz Delff ( – 14 April 1638) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter.

Early life

Delff was born in Delft. He learned painting from his father, Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder, who painted a family portrait with his sons and wife Maria Joachimsdr Nagel.

Career

Jacob's sons were all artists in their own right; Cornelis (top left in the portrait) became a still life painter, while Rochus (between Cornelis and his father) became a portrait painter like his father.

Personal life

Willem married a daughter of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt and became a renowned engraver.

His son Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger became a painter.

Death

He died on 14 April 1638 in Delft.

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