About Gerrit de Wet
Lived 1616 – 1674 (aged 57–58). Gerrit de Wet was a Dutch painter.
Gerrit de Wet (1616, Amsterdam? – 1674, Leiden ), sometimes called De Wett, Düwett, De Weth, or De Weet, was a Dutch painter.
He was a scholar of Rembrandt, whose manner he imitated; he also painted landscapes, and was accounted a good colourist. From 1643 to 1662 he was active in Haarlem. The Copenhagen Gallery has his painting Jephthah's Daughter.
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Who was Gerrit de Wet?
Dutch painter (1616-1674)
When was Gerrit de Wet born?
Gerrit de Wet was born in 1616 in Haarlem.
When did Gerrit de Wet die?
Gerrit de Wet died in 1674 in Leiden.
What was Gerrit de Wet's occupation?
Gerrit de Wet was a painter.
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Gerrit de Wet was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gerrit de Wet. https://biography.guide/gerrit-de-wet/
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