Willem Jacobsz Delff

Willem Jacobsz Delff (c. October 1580 – 14 April 1638) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter.

Willem Jacobsz Delff
Father's family portrait, c. 1590. Willem is the boy on the lower left.
Born	c. October 1580 Delft, County of Holland, Habsburg Netherlands
Died	14 April 1638 (aged 57) Delft, Dutch Republic
Education	Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder
Known for	Engraving Painting
Movement	Dutch Golden Age painting

Willem Delff's engraving of Michiel van Mierevelt's painting of Maurice of Nassau

Early life

Delff was born c. October 1580 in Delft.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

His son Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger became a painter.^[4]

Death

He died on 14 April 1638 in Delft.^[1]