Jan Soukens

Training under Johannes Vorstermans is recorded. Hendrik Soukens is recorded as having studied under Jan Soukens. The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Zaltbommel. Work by Jan Soukens is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections.

Soukens was born and died in Zaltbommel. According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Johannes Vorstermans whom he met in a market ship travelling from Dordrecht to Nijmegen in 1694. Soukens was on his way home to Zaltbommel after selling paintings at the market in Dordt, which he did twice a year. The two men enjoyed each other's company, and Soukens offered Houbraken his house to stay in, which surprised Houbraken until he realized that the houses around Zaltbommel were all pretty broken down. Soukens claimed he had two houses, one with a roof for the winter time, and one without a roof for the summer time. He had a few paintings with him that he hadn't sold, which is how Houbraken struck up the conversation. Houbraken commented that he was a pleasant man who didn't seem bothered that the demand for his art had fallen so much in recent years. According to the RKD he was a follower of Herman Saftleven who had two sons he taught to paint; Hendrik (who travelled to Rome) and Gijsbert. He also influenced the painter known as the Monogrammist ISvM.

Jan Soukens is classed in the genre landscape painting. Recorded with the occupation printmaker. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded with the occupation etcher. Recorded with the occupation artist. Recorded as painter, printmaker, etcher and artist. Formation and teaching. He trained under Johannes Vorstermans. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.