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JAN FRANS VAN BREDAEL (1683–1750)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 487 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JAN FRANS See also:VAN See also:BREDAEL (1683–1750)  , Flemish painter, on of See also:Alexander See also:van See also:Bredael (d . 1720), who was also an artist, was See also:born in See also:Antwerp . He imitated the See also:style of Wouverman and See also:Breughel with such dexterity that even connoisseurs are often unable to distinguish his copies of their pictures from the originals . He visited See also:England, where he was so well employed that in a few years he was able to retire to his native See also:country with a competency . The See also:earl of See also:Derwentwater was one of his See also:chief patrons . There were several other van Bredaels, who won See also:honour as artists—notably PIETER (1622–1719), Alexander's See also:father, and JozEF (1688–1739) . They were formerly known as " See also:Breda," but this apparently is incorrect, though it occurs as a See also:signature on a picture by See also:Jan Frans in the See also:Amsterdam See also:gallery .

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