Jan Thomas van Kessel
1677
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1741
Flemish painter (1677–1741)
Jan Thomas van Kessel was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He was principally a genre painter who created scenes of peasants, wedding festivals and interiors of inns. He also painted some portraits and possibly also religious scenes. He was a member of the important van Kessel family of artists, which was related by marriage to the Brueghel family of artists.