 The later art historian Arnold Houbraken, who mentioned his data was sketchy at best, confused this painter with his probable later descendants Hans III Jordaens (1590-1643) and the later Rome traveller Hans IV Jordaens (1616-1680).Houbraken mentions that he (Hans IV) was born in Delft, and travelled to Rome and received the nickname "Pollepel" (spoon) from the Bentvueghels, for his ability to "spoon up figures on canvas".The widow of the lawyer Nicolaas Muys van Holy (1653/54-1717) owned a painting by him (Hans III) of the Pharaoh's army crossing the red sea and drowning with horses and wagons.