Jan Frans van Son

Most of their children did young: Elizabeth was buried on 12 March 1687, Francis as well as Jermyn on 29 August 1691, and Bridget on 8 December 1700.

He was also patronised by Charles Robartes, earl of Radnor, who reportedly had a large collection of van Son's paintings in his house in St. James's Square.

[4] The artist is recorded as living in St Martin in the Fields, New Street Ward, Long Acre North in 1693–94.

The 18th century Dutch biographer Jacob Campo Weyerman reported that van Son died out of grief over the loss of his daughter.

[5] It was believed earlier that he died after 1704 on the basis of this date appearing on a work attributed to him in the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille.

These works likely were part of a larger set of interior decoration and were probably intended as overdoors and as an overmantel.