Willem Jacobsz Delff


Willem Jacobsz. Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter.

Biography

Delff was born and died in Delft. He learned painting from his father, Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder, who painted a family portrait with his sons and wife Maria Joachimsdr Nagel. Jacob's sons were all artists in their own right; Cornelis became a still life painter, while Rochus became a portrait painter like his father.
Willem married a daughter of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt and became a renowned engraver. His son Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger became a painter.