early life and training jan westerbaen the elder, a prominent dutch painter, was born in the hague in 1603. as the son of a wealthy catholic patrician family, he had the opportunity to pursue his artistic inclinations from an early age. westerbaen's initial training in drawing was under the guidance of jan antonisz. van ravesteyn, a renowned portrait artist from the hague. artistic influences and career in 1623, westerbaen moved to eng…