Jan Teunisz**, an eminent landscape-painter, born at Alkmaer in 1628. His first instructions were received from two obscure artists; but he soon became the pupil of Caesar Van Everdingen, by whose advice he went to Rome, where he occupied himself in copying the works of the best masters, and was admitted into the society of Flemish painters called Bentvogels, who gave him the name of Jan Maat (*i.e.* comrade), by which he is generally known. His subjects were chiefly river scenes, sea-shores, havens, or ports, which are finely coloured, and executed with a light and free pencil. He died in 1670. BLA