Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal

Dutch painter and etcher

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1796

Place of Birth: Oost-Souburg, Zeeland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1866

Profession: painter, etcher

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal (September 5, 1796 in Oost-Souburg – December 20, 1866 in Kampen) was a Dutch painter and etcher.Gaal was born in East Souburg, the son of Pieter Gaal (1769–1819) and Richardina Jacob van Eps (1765–1813).
He was born to a family of painters and etchers. A pupil of his own father, Gaal's focus were portraits and manufacturing miniatures including one of his father, Pieter.
Some of his paintings were displayed in exhibitions in Middelburg 1822, Amsterdam 1852, and The Hague 1853.
He painted portraits of King William I and King William II.
His portrait of a young woman being dressed by a maidservant, "Junges Madchen in Weissem Kleid Beim Ankleiden" was sold for US$4000. During his life he made several trips down the Rhine. On July 16, 1819, he married Cornelia Petronella Hofstede.