Jan Vonck (1631, Torun, Poland – 1664,

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painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the son and pupil of his father

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, and Melchior Hondecoeter.Jan Vonck
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He was born in Poland while his father was living there and was working with him in his workshop in Amsterdam by the 1640s. After the death of his father he continued the workshop and also made a few fish still lifes after

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References

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1631 births 1664 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters People from Toruń {{Netherlands-painter-stub