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Jakob Smits
Jakob Smits or Jacob Smits (Rotterdam, 9 July 1855 – Achterbos (Mol), 15 February 1928) was a Dutch-Flemish painter.
Background and early life.
He was born a son of a decorator. Jakob studied in Rotterdam at the academy and helped his father in the decoration business. From 1873 to 1876 he studied at the Academy in Brussels, and after in Munich (1878-1880), Vienna (1880) and Rome (1880). In 1882 Jakob married his
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Sources.
- E. Van den Bosch, Jakob Smits, Antwerpen, 1930.
- G. Marlier, Jakob Smits, Bruxelles, 1931.
- P. Haesaerts, Jakob Smits, Antwerpen, 1948.
- Jakob Smits, (tentoonstellingscatalogus), Venlo, (Museum van Bommel-Van Dam), 1976.
- W. Vanbeselaere, Jakob Smits, Kasterlee, 1976.
- I. Verheyen, F. Van Gompel, F. De Nave en I. Malomgré, Jakob Smits. Etser en Lithograaf.