Jan van Os

Petronella van Woensel is recorded as having studied under Jan van Os. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are floral. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague. Works named in the authority record are Still Life with Flowers, Fruit and Birds. Work by Jan van Os is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Centraal Museum, National Museum in Kraków, Rijksmuseum and National Gallery.

• Name — Jan van Os • Born — 23 February 1744 • Birthplace — Middelharnis, Netherlands • Died — 7 February 1808 • Place of death — The Hague, Netherlands • Known for — Painting

Van Os was born in Middelharnis. He was taught by Aert Schouman in The Hague, where he would spend the rest of his life. In 1773, he recorded in the painters' confraternity. In 1775, he married Susanna de La Croix, an able pastellist and the daughter of the deaf-mute portraitist Pieter Frederik de la Croix. Van Os is mostly known for his fruit and flower still life paintings, though he started his career painting seascapes. His floral still lifes were painted in the style of Jan van Huysum, with the flowers usually presented on a marble ledge against a green background. He was the father of artists Pieter van Os, Maria Margaretha van Os, and Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os and grandfather to the painter Pieter Frederik van Os. Jan van Os was the teacher of his children as well as Petronella van Woensel, a friend of his daughter Maria. • Illustration — Still Life with Flowers, Fruits, and Poultry, 1774 • Illustration — Still Life with Fruit, 1769, on display at the Frick Art & Historical Center