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1741 Altona, Germany - 1799 Amsterdam, Holland. Known for: Landscape painting, drawing, topography, wallpaper design.
Jacob Cats was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. He was born in Altona, near Hamburg. He was the son of Johannes Cats, a Dutch book dealer who moved back to Amsterdam from Germany following the death... Read full biography
Jacob Cats was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. He was born in Altona, near Hamburg. He was the son of Johannes Cats, a Dutch book dealer who moved back to Amsterdam from Germany following the death of his second wife shortly after Jacob's birth. Jacob was trained as a bookbinder and as an... Read full biography
Jacob Cats was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. He was born in Altona, near Hamburg. He was the son of Johannes Cats, a Dutch book dealer who moved back to Amsterdam from Germany following the death of his second wife shortly after Jacob's birth. Jacob was trained as a bookbinder and as an engraver, first under Abraham Starre and later with Pieter Louw. After further training with the pattern designer Gerard van Rossum (c. 1690-1772), he became a wallpaper painter in the Amsterdam factory of... Read full biography
Jacob Cats was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. He was born in Altona, near Hamburg. He was the son of Johannes Cats, a Dutch book dealer who moved back to Amsterdam from Germany following the death of his second wife shortly after Jacob's birth. Jacob was trained as a bookbinder and as an engraver, first under Abraham Starre and later with Pieter Louw. After further training with the pattern designer Gerard van Rossum (c. 1690-1772), he became a wallpaper painter in the Amsterdam factory of Jan Hendrik Troost van Groenendoelen, for whom he worked for three and a half years. In May 1762, Cats established his own wallpaper factory, with financial assistance from his relative Willem Writs and from Jan de Bosch and Johann Goll van... Read full biography
Jacob Cats was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. He was born in Altona, near Hamburg. He was the son of Johannes Cats, a Dutch book dealer who moved back to Amsterdam from Germany following the death of his second wife shortly after Jacob's birth. Jacob was trained as a bookbinder and as an engraver, first under Abraham Starre and later with Pieter Louw. After further training with the pattern designer Gerard van Rossum (c. 1690-1772), he became a wallpaper painter in the Amsterdam factory of Jan Hendrik Troost van Groenendoelen, for whom he worked for three and a half years. In May 1762, Cats established his own wallpaper factory, with financial assistance from his relative Willem Writs and from Jan de Bosch and Johann Goll van Franckenstein the elder. Cats was also a skilled amateur draughtsman, specializin... Read full biography
