Jan van Kessel the Younger

Portrait of a family in a garden, 1679, Prado Museum

Jan van Kessel the Younger or Jan van Kessel II (Antwerp, 23 November 1654 – Madrid, 1708), known in Spain as Juan Vanchesel el Mozo or el Joven, was a Flemish painter who after training in Antwerp worked in Spain. Known mainly for his portraits he became a court painter to the King and Queen of Spain. A few landscapes and mythological and allegorical scenes have also been attributed to him. He was formerly believed to have been active as a landscape painter, but this is now no longer generally accepted.[1]

  1. ^ Jan van Kessel II at the Prado Enciclopedia online (in Spanish)