ep ys ▁reported ly ▁visited ▁his ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁and ▁was ▁" un im pressed " ▁with ▁his ▁work ▁and ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁Simon ▁Ver el st , ▁who ▁he ▁saw ▁more ▁fav ou rab ly . ▁ ▁Four ▁land sc apes ▁attributed ▁to ▁Jan ▁L oot en ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Collection , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁painted ▁in ▁circa ▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁for ▁King ▁James ▁II ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 8 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁Amsterdam ▁Category : D utch ▁Golden ▁Age ▁pain ters ▁Category : D utch ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : D utch ▁landscape ▁pain ters ▁Category : D utch ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁Media West * Con ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁longest ▁running ▁media - based ▁( TV ▁shows / film ) ▁fan - run ▁convent ions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁held ▁ann ually ▁over ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁week end ▁in ▁L ans ing , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁The ▁convention ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁beginning ▁as ▁T ' Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 2 ' Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁before ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁Media West * Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁convention ▁remains ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁gather ing ▁of ▁F anz ine