VOSMAER, Daniel
(b. 1622, Delft, d. ca. 1669, Den Briel)

Biography

Dutch painter. He was the son of the goldsmith Arent Woutersz Vosmaer (d. 1654), and had three brothers, one of whom was Nicolaes (d. 1664), a painter of seascapes, and three sisters. The flower painter Jacob Woutersz Vosmaer was his uncle.

It is not known with whom Daniel trained to become a painter, but he registered as a master with the Delft Guild of Saint Luke in 1650. In 1661 he married a widow from the town of Den Briel and the couple settled in that town. Daniel had a sizable income and maintained close ties with the regents and elite of Den Briel. The couple had five children, Catherijna, Maria, Arent, Anna, and Daniel.