Jan Meerhout
Illustration — View of Wittevrouwenpoort, Utrecht Jan Meerhout (before 1630, Gorinchem – 1677, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Jan Meerhout
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- Born
- 1630 · Gorinchem.
- Died
- 1677 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Mountainous landscape with river valley and castles
- Languages
- Dutch
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Works named in the authority record are Mountainous landscape with river valley and castles. Work by Jan Meerhout is recorded in the collections of Centraal Museum, National Museum in Warsaw, Rijksmuseum, Museum Slot Loevestein and National Museum in Poznań.
According to the RKD his birth date is uncertain, but he married in 1650. He worked in Utrecht, Heusden and Dordrecht as well as Amsterdam and Gorinchem and is known for cityscapes.
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