Vollevens was born and died in
The Hague. According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father,
Johannes Vollevens. According to the RKD, in 1713 he became a member, and in 1748, he became deacon of the
Confrerie Pictura. His selfportrait from 1754 is still in their collection (today the
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten KABK). His pupils were
Arent Schaasberg and
Adriana Verbruggen. ==References==