Nicolas van Houy

Joseph distributing the Harvest while Benjamin is presented

Nicolas van Houy or de Hoey (c1550, Leiden – 1611, Paris), was a Dutch Golden Age painter active in France.

Biography

According to the RKD he was court painter to the French king Henry IV of France.^[1] He was the son of Jan de Hoey, active in Dijon (Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy), and in Paris from 1590-1611, where he is registered in the payment records of the French court.^[1]

He was probably the grandfather of Nikolaus van Hoy.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nicolas van Houy Biography in the RKD
2. ^ Biography portal of the Netherlands

• Nicolas de Hoey on Artnet

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Name	Houy, Nicolas van
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Date of death	1611
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