Jan de Hoey was a Dutch Renaissance painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was born in Leiden, and though he couldn't discover who taught him to paint, he managed to have an illustrious international career and became manager of the art cabinet of the French king Henry IV of France

Henry IV of France

Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....

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Houbraken quoted Fl. le Comte as his source.

According to the RKD he was the brother of Lucas de Hoey, grandson of Lucas van Leyden

Lucas van Leyden

Lucas van Leyden , also named either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, was a Dutch engraver and painter, born and mainly active in Leiden...

, and the father of the painter Nicolas van Houy

Nicolas van Houy

Nicolas van Houy or de Hoey , 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....

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He was active in Troyes

Troyes

Troyes is a commune and the capital of the Aube department in north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris. Many half-timbered houses survive in the old town...

, Paris, and at the Palace of Fontainebleau near Avon. His works are often confused with his son Nicolas.