Van Musscher was born in
Emden. According to Houbraken he was called Jaques de Moschero and was one of 5 pupils of
Karel van Mander; the others were,
Korn. Engelsz,
Hendr. Gerretz.,
Fr. Venant and especially
Frans Hals. According to Karel van Mander who called him Iaques de Mosscher, he lived in Delft while he was writing, and was experienced and able in all forms of art. According to the RKD he was also known as Jacob Fransz, was a pupil of Karel van Mander, and he was the grandfather of
Michiel van Musscher. He became a member of the
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1593 as Jacques Musschaert, and was married in Januari 1603 in Delft. He died in
Delft. He may have been the father of the landscape painter
Jacob van Moscher of Haarlem. ==References==