Jan Hendrik Brandon or Jean Henri Brandon (1660–1714) was a Dutch painter from France. Brandon joined the

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in 1696 and became known for portraits. He became director of the academy in

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in the period that Jan van Gool attended classes there in 1703. He moved to

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in 1708, where he later died.Jan Hendrik Brandon
in the

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1660 births 1714 deaths People from Sedan (sub-unit of France) French emigrants Immigrants to the Dutch Republic People from Sedan, Ardennes 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Painters from The Hague {{Netherlands-painter-stub