Flemish painter (b. 1743, Antwerpen, d. 1827, Antwerpen) Related Paintings of HERREYNS, Willem :. | Oedipus and the Sphinx | The Idiot by the Pond | Falskspelaren | Jeanne Hebuterne (mk38) | Fantasy on 'Faust' (mk22) | Related Artists:
Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt(20 October 1640 - 7 November 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken, his teacher was Gerard Dou, who he imitated so well that many of his works were later misattributed to him. According to Houbraken he was rather introverted and very methodical and conscientious, spending months on his works and striving for perfection. Houbraken especially liked a piece where a maid holds a mouse by the tail as a cat jumps for it.
Houbraken wrote that while Slingelandt was working on a family portrait for the gentleman Francois Meerman (1630-1672),
Otto EerelmanDutch, 1839-1926
Johan Frederik Gerhardpainted Self-portrait in 1754