LAEMEN, Christoffel Jacobsz van der
(b. ca. 1606, Antwerpen, d. 1651, Antwerpen)

Biography

Flemish painter, son of the painter Jacob van der Laemen (1584-c. 1630). He was the pupil of his father who later assisted him in his merry company paintings. In 1636 he became wine-master of the Guild of St. Luke.

He specialized in portraits of ladies and gentlemen enjoying music or conversation in interior settings.