Jan Thomas van Kessel[1] (Antwerp, 10 September 1677 – Antwerp, 1741)[2] was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He was principally a genre painter who created scenes of peasants, wedding festivals and interiors of inns. He also painted some portraits and possibly also religious scenes. He was a member of the important van Kessel family of artists, which was related by marriage to the Brueghel family of artists.[2]
- ^ Alternative names: Johannes Thomasz. van Kessel, Jan Thomas Van Kessel, J. T. van Kessel, Cavalier Jan Thomas van Cassel, N. Van Kessel, Th. van Kessel, Cavalier Van Cassel, van Kessel, J.T. van Kessel, Nicolaas van Kessel
- ^ a b Jan Thomas van Kessel at the Netherlands Institute for Art History