Jan Willem van Borselen

His father, Pieter van Borselen [nl], was the Director of the Walloon Orphanage, but was also known as a landscape painter and lithographer and gave Jan his first lessons.

In 1855, he moved to The Hague, seeking a more affluent clientele, and joined the Pulchri Studio.

While there, he took up an apprenticeship with Andreas Schelfhout, which would eventually lead to contacts with the Royal Family.

[2] From 1857, his primary subjects would be what he referred to as "Wicker, wolken en fladderende riet" (Meadows, clouds and fluttering reeds).

[1] Because of his work with the Royal Family, King William III made him a Ridder in the Order of the Oak Crown in 1869 and he was promoted to Officer in 1881.