Joseph Van Aken

c.1699–1749

Joseph Van Aken, ‘An English Family at Tea’ c.1720
An English Family at Tea c.1720
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Joseph van Aken (c.1699 – 4 July 1749 London) was a Flemish artist, a portrait, genre and drapery painter who spent most of his career in England. He was noted for his skill in painting fabrics, and was employed as a costume painter by many leading artists.

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