The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Kobell, Jan (painter)

KOBELL, Jan, Dutch animal painter: b. Delfshagen, 1779; d. Amsterdam, 14 Sept. 1814. He was a pupil of Van der Wall, but studied later under Paul Potter, acquiring his talent for animal as well as landscape work. He is called often &ldquo;Jan the Elder,&rdquo; in distinction from his uncle Jan Kobell (q.v.).