Jan Ekels the Elder (1725–1780) was a Dutch painter of veduta's. His pictures are generally of a small size, and are highly finished, with a good effect of light and shade.
Beverwijk: view on Peperstraat from Koningstraat with the Wijker Toren
He was born near Oude Kerk, Amsterdam at Bierkaai. The family was obviously catholic, not much is known about his baptism. His father ran a paint shop; his uncle was an alcoholic. At the age of 28, he became paralyzed. As a result, he was only able to perform light work. He married Maria Abt in 1756 and had his three children baptized in the Mozes en Aäronkerk and in a hidden church in the Kalverstraat.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Ekels, Jan, the Elder". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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