Gerrit Willemsz Horst
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612/1613–1652)
About Gerrit Willemsz Horst
Lived 1612 – 1652 (aged 39–40). Gerrit Willemsz Horst was a Dutch painter and draftsperson.
Gerrit Willemsz Horst (1612–1652) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from the Dutch Republic.
Horst was born in Muiden and became a pupil of Antonie Hendricksz Lust in June 1626. He is also recorded as a pupil of Rembrandt during the years 1635/1640. He died in Amsterdam.
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painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612/1613–1652)
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Gerrit Willemsz Horst was born in 1612 in Muiden.
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Gerrit Willemsz Horst died in 1652 in Amsterdam.
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Gerrit Willemsz Horst was a painter and draftsperson.
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Gerrit Willemsz Horst was Dutch.
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