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Born in Edam on September 2, 1877, died in Voorburg on January 31, 1963. Lived and worked in Edam, Amsterdam, and The Hague until 1929, and then in Voorburg. Student at the Drawing School in Edam and the National Normal School in Amsterdam (1894-1898). Painted, drew, and lithographed landscapes, cityscapes, topography (the Voorburg area), and still lifes. Achieved great fame by painting animals and plants for the Verkade albums. He was a drawing teacher at the Quellinus School in Amsterdam, and from 1918 a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. Winner of the Medaille D'Or in Paris. He was a member of the "Pulchri Studio" in The Hague. Taught P.H. van Asperen, H.J.M. Basart, A. Klijn, C. Langbroek, C. Mus Hzn, C. van Oel, F.J. Sleebe and to his son H. Rol.