Jacob Houbraken, Afb 010097008540, Jan van der Heyden, before 1904

Description jan van der heyden (1637-1712) artist jan van der heyden (1637-1712), inventor of the fire hose, general fire chief and supervisor and director of public street lighting in amsterdam. The miniature portrait painted on silver that served as an example for the print is sometimes mistaken for a self-portrait, but was in fact painted by jan de bray. . Dimensions: 166 x 109 mm. Document type: print manufacturer: bray, jan de houbraken, j. Collection: amsterdam city archives collection: drawings and prints portrayed heijden, jan van der (1637-1712) inventories: http://archief. Amsterdam/archief/10097/010097008540 image file: 010097008540. Date: before 1904.