Jan van de Velde the Elder

Jan van de Velde the Elder (1568, Antwerp – 1623, Haarlem), was a Dutch calligrapher, writing teacher, and engraver.

He was the father of the engraver Jan van de Velde.

According to the RKD he was possibly the pupil of Felix van Sambix.

[4] Their son, Jan van de Velde, became a painter.

[4] In 1620 moved to Haarlem, where he was possibly the teacher of the Haarlem calligraphers Jean de la Chambre or Nicolaes Bodding van Laer.