Jan Palthe (14 February 1717 – 24 June 1769) was an 18th-century portraitist from the Dutch Republic.
Biography He was the son of Gerhard Jan Palthe who taught him to paint. In 1742, he became a member of the Leidse tekenacademie, part of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke.Jan Palthé in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie He is known for portrait paintings and etchings. His brother Anthonie, who was also trained as a portrait painter, married Agatha Ketel and began a business in wall paper, a new and popular form of interior decoration. When his brother died, his sister-in-law Agatha married the painter Wybrand Hendricks.
Exhibitions Stadhuismuseum Zierikzee (July 2nd- November 9th 2025 catalog (nl)Jim van der Meer Mohr Zeeuwse Portretten uit de Achttiende Eeuw WBooks (Zwolle) ISBN 9789462587076 het Palthe Huis- Oldenzaal (May 28- August 28th 2000)) catalog (nl) Peggie Breitbarth Jan Palthe Portretschilder 1717-1769 References
biography in French Jan Palthe Portretschilder 1717–1769, Peggie Breitbarth, Exhibition Catalog 28 May – 28 August 2000, Historisch Museum Het Palthe Huis- Oldenzaal Bénézit: Dictionnaires des peintres tome 10 Neues Allgemeines Künstler Lexicon München 1841 tome 10 De nieuwe schouburg der nederlantsche kunstschilders, by Jan van Gool, 1751