Matthijs Wulfraet

Mathijs Wulfraet (1 January 1648 – 1727) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

[1] His father, who came from Germany and was a language teacher and doctor, wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and sent him to Latin school.

[1] He met Abraham Diepraam who was visiting Arnhem and influenced the young amateur.

[1] Seeing that his son had already failed at two different schools, Mathijs father gave up and let Mathijs become Diepraam's pupil, especially since Diepraam had a good reputation in Arnhem and his paintings sold quite well there.

He reached a great age, and was able to teach his daughter Margaret his art, which she performed well.