Jacob Duck was probably born and trained in Utrecht, where he was listed as an apprentice portrait painter in the Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke in 1621. About ten years later, he was a master in the guild. Between 1631 and 1649, Duck's presence is documented in Utrecht, Haarlem, and Wijk bij Duurstede. By 1656, he was living in The Hague. While not many Dutch soldiers actually fought in the Thirty Y
