Jacob Duck
Illustration — Jacob Duck, Guard House with soldiers and a pack of cards, Szépművészeti Múzeum Jacob Duck (also Ducq, Duyck, Duick, Duc) (1600 – buried 22/28 January 1667) was a Dutch painter and etcher. Duck is thought to have been born in Utrecht. From 1611, he was trained in Utrecht to become a goldsmith, in which craft he became a master in 1619.
Also recorded as Jacob A. Duck · Jakob Duck · Jacob Duyck · L. Duck
Jacob Duck
Jacob Duck · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin · CC0
- Born
- 1600 · Utrecht.
- Died
- 1667 · Utrecht.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Soldiers in a stable · The wine connoisseurs
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Jacob Duck, Guard House with soldiers and a pack of cards, Szépművészeti Múzeum Jacob Duck (also Ducq, Duyck, Duick, Duc) (1600 – buried 22/28 January 1667) was a Dutch painter and etcher. Duck is thought to have been born in Utrecht. From 1611, he was trained in Utrecht to become a goldsmith, in which craft he became a master in 1619.
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From 1621 he took drawing lessons from Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot. He was primarily active in Utrecht, but between 1636 and 1646 also in Haarlem, while between 1656 and 1660 he lived in The Hague. In 1661 he returned to Utrecht, where he died and was buried at the monastery of St. Duck primarily painted soldiers, figures, and everyday scenes. His works reside at many notable museums, including the Hermitage Museum.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Utrecht, Haarlem and The Hague. Works named in the authority record are Soldiers in a stable and The wine connoisseurs. Work by Jacob Duck is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Finnish National Gallery, J. Paul Getty Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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1600
Jacob Duck born at Utrecht.
1667
Jacob Duck died at Utrecht.
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- 1.Karl Lilienfeld. Duck (Duyck), Jacob. 10. 40.
- 2.Karl Lilienfeld. Ducq, Johan le. 10. 44. 45.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Jacob A. Duck, Jakob Duck, Jacob Duyck, L. Duck and Jacob Ducq. His recorded language was Dutch.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Finnish National Gallery and J. Paul Getty Museum
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