Jasper van den Bos (1634,

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– in or shortly after 1656, Hoorn) was a

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marine painter. According to Houbraken his father was a ship's carpenter and he was trained as such, but turned his hand to painting marines, which he was very good at.Jasper van den Bos Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch people, Dutch Painting, painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadt ...

, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature He died young, but left quite a collection of drawings that could be admired in Hoorn at the home of the painter

Johannes van Bronckhorst Johannes van Bronckhorst (1648–1727) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Life According to Houbraken, he learned to paint from his father Pieter van Bronckhorst, who died when he was thirteen. The young Bronckhorst was sent to work as a pastry bake ...

and elsewhere. According to the RKD he painted seascapes and harbor scenes, but also made Italianate landscapes in albums.Jasper van den Bos
in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bos, Jasper van den 1634 births 1656 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch marine artists People from Hoorn Painters from North Holland